AMETEK (AME) Competitors

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) and AMETEK (NYSE:AME) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CRWD or AME?

AMETEK has higher revenue and earnings than CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMETEK, 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
CrowdStrike	$3.95B	27.47	-$19.27M	-$0.69	-631.59
AMETEK	$6.94B	6.15	$1.38B	$6.21	29.79

Do analysts rate CRWD or AME?

CrowdStrike currently has a consensus price target of $461.17, suggesting a potential upside of 5.82%. AMETEK has a consensus price target of $208.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.45%. Given AMETEK's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AMETEK is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CrowdStrike	1 Sell rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
AMETEK	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Does the media favor CRWD or AME?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 44 more articles in the media than AMETEK. MarketBeat recorded 71 mentions for CrowdStrike and 27 mentions for AMETEK. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat CrowdStrike's score of 0.94 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CrowdStrike	46 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AMETEK	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, CRWD or AME?

CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMETEK has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CRWD or AME more profitable?

AMETEK has a net margin of 20.60% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of -4.17%. AMETEK's return on equity of 16.53% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CrowdStrike	-4.17%	0.43%	0.17%
AMETEK	20.60%	16.53%	10.98%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CRWD or AME?

71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of AMETEK shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AMETEK shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

AMETEK beats CrowdStrike on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.