AMETEK (AME) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AME or ETN?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AMETEK	Outperform Votes 616 71.46%	Underperform Votes 246 28.54%
Eaton	Outperform Votes 937 66.31%	Underperform Votes 476 33.69%

Does the media refer more to AME or ETN?

In the previous week, Eaton had 41 more articles in the media than AMETEK. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Eaton and 5 mentions for AMETEK. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Eaton's score of 1.37 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AMETEK	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Eaton	37 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AME or ETN?

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AME or ETN a better dividend stock?

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 increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, AME or ETN?

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

Do analysts recommend AME or ETN?

AMETEK presently has a consensus target price of $197.89, indicating a potential upside of 9.38%. Eaton has a consensus target price of $368.78, indicating a potential upside of 12.99%. Given Eaton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

Is AME or ETN more profitable?

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
AMETEK	19.83%	16.94%	10.73%
Eaton	15.25%	22.62%	11.10%

Which has better earnings and valuation, AME or ETN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AMETEK	$6.94B	6.02	$1.38B	$6.11	29.61
Eaton	$25.31B	5.05	$3.79B	$9.91	32.93

Summary

Eaton beats AMETEK on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.