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AME vs. ETN, EMR, ROP, ROK, AYI, GNRC, ENPH, BDC, FELE, and ENS

Should you be buying AMETEK stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AMETEK include Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Acuity Brands (AYI), Generac (GNRC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Belden (BDC), Franklin Electric (FELE), and EnerSys (ENS). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.

AMETEK vs.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) and Eaton (NYSE:ETN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

AMETEK has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

87.4% of AMETEK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Eaton shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of AMETEK shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Eaton shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Eaton pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. AMETEK pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eaton pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. AMETEK has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Eaton received 321 more outperform votes than AMETEK when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.46% of users gave AMETEK an outperform vote while only 66.31% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AMETEKOutperform Votes
616
71.46%
Underperform Votes
246
28.54%
EatonOutperform Votes
937
66.31%
Underperform Votes
476
33.69%

In the previous week, Eaton had 42 more articles in the media than AMETEK. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Eaton and 4 mentions for AMETEK. Eaton's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat AMETEK's score of 1.40 indicating that Eaton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AMETEK
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Eaton
36 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

AMETEK presently has a consensus target price of $197.89, indicating a potential upside of 10.68%. Eaton has a consensus target price of $368.78, indicating a potential upside of 13.16%. Given Eaton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eaton is more favorable than AMETEK.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AMETEK
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Eaton
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.74

AMETEK has a net margin of 19.83% compared to Eaton's net margin of 15.25%. Eaton's return on equity of 22.62% beat AMETEK's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AMETEK19.83% 16.94% 10.73%
Eaton 15.25%22.62%11.10%

Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than AMETEK. AMETEK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eaton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AMETEK$6.94B5.95$1.38B$6.1129.26
Eaton$25.31B5.04$3.79B$9.9132.89

Summary

Eaton beats AMETEK on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AME vs. The Competition

MetricAMETEKProcess control instruments IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$41.28B$18.53B$26.13B$19.72B
Dividend Yield0.70%0.86%2.86%3.85%
P/E Ratio30.1526.7945.5035.75
Price / Sales5.954.461,995.0245.92
Price / Cash21.8818.5034.7717.51
Price / Book4.283.567.104.82
Net Income$1.38B$492.30M$742.16M$1.02B
7 Day Performance0.56%0.72%3.00%1.56%
1 Month Performance4.14%2.63%7.31%5.05%
1 Year Performance3.36%-3.87%52,402.71%13.96%

AMETEK Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AME
AMETEK
4.2237 of 5 stars
$179.85
+0.7%
$197.89
+10.0%
+5.1%$41.52B$6.94B30.3319,600Positive News
ETN
Eaton
4.616 of 5 stars
$325.66
+2.1%
$367.83
+13.0%
+3.4%$127.43B$25.31B34.2891,900Trending News
Analyst Forecast
EMR
Emerson Electric
4.4252 of 5 stars
$120.23
+1.2%
$133.53
+11.1%
+16.3%$67.63B$17.61B28.6985,500Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ROP
Roper Technologies
4.5021 of 5 stars
$566.47
0.0%
$632.36
+11.6%
+3.4%$60.90B$7.24B39.5015,800Positive News
ROK
Rockwell Automation
4.6069 of 5 stars
$314.52
-0.9%
$313.89
-0.2%
+26.7%$35.45B$7.97B39.1726,000
AYI
Acuity Brands
3.8785 of 5 stars
$264.84
+3.5%
$317.60
+19.9%
+7.4%$8.18B$3.96B19.5013,200Positive News
GNRC
Generac
4.5412 of 5 stars
$126.31
+4.7%
$168.37
+33.3%
-7.1%$7.46B$4.35B23.399,500Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.65 of 5 stars
$43.34
+4.9%
$68.45
+57.9%
-64.8%$5.69B$1.42B58.572,820Positive News
BDC
Belden
4.8905 of 5 stars
$108.59
+3.8%
$126.20
+16.2%
+18.5%$4.29B$2.55B22.588,000Positive News
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.471 of 5 stars
$86.60
+1.1%
$94.00
+8.5%
-9.9%$3.95B$2.02B22.496,500
ENS
EnerSys
4.6449 of 5 stars
$85.53
+4.2%
$117.50
+37.4%
-15.4%$3.35B$3.62B10.5911,400Positive News

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This page (NYSE:AME) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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