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AME vs. CRWD, ANET, CARR, DOV, FTV, GGG, IEX, IR, ITT, and PH

Should you be buying AMETEK stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AMETEK include CrowdStrike (CRWD), Arista Networks (ANET), Carrier Global (CARR), Dover (DOV), Fortive (FTV), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), and Parker-Hannifin (PH).

AMETEK vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 140 more articles in the media than AMETEK. MarketBeat recorded 154 mentions for CrowdStrike and 14 mentions for AMETEK. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat CrowdStrike's score of 0.97 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AMETEK
14 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
CrowdStrike
77 Very Positive mention(s)
16 Positive mention(s)
37 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AMETEK$6.94B6.21$1.38B$6.2130.04
CrowdStrike$3.95B30.73-$19.27M-$1.19-406.81

AMETEK currently has a consensus target price of $205.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.88%. CrowdStrike has a consensus target price of $477.21, indicating a potential downside of 1.42%. Given AMETEK's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe AMETEK is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AMETEK
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.54
CrowdStrike
0 Sell rating(s)
20 Hold rating(s)
25 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.59

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

AMETEK has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

AMETEK has a net margin of 20.60% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of -6.84%. AMETEK's return on equity of 16.53% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AMETEK20.60% 16.53% 10.98%
CrowdStrike -6.84%-1.53%-0.61%

Summary

AMETEK beats CrowdStrike on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AME and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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AME vs. The Competition

MetricAMETEKELEC TEST EQUIPTMENT IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$43.52B$14.68B$32.73B$21.71B
Dividend Yield0.66%0.62%3.14%3.52%
P/E Ratio30.0427.71454.0129.84
Price / Sales6.2118.051,803.7860.74
Price / Cash22.1528.7438.4824.72
Price / Book4.473.827.294.59
Net Income$1.38B$510.76M$810.65M$1.00B
7 Day Performance0.04%2.95%2.49%0.64%
1 Month Performance-0.11%0.03%7.47%2.77%
1 Year Performance9.39%1.48%24,156.35%14.49%

AMETEK Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AME
AMETEK
4.5584 of 5 stars
$186.56
-1.0%
$205.00
+9.9%
+9.0%$43.52B$6.94B30.0421,500Positive News
CRWD
CrowdStrike
4.1167 of 5 stars
$444.97
+0.0%
$460.10
+3.4%
+65.1%$111.64B$4.34B-373.8310,118Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ANET
Arista Networks
4.8098 of 5 stars
$142.29
-2.2%
$157.88
+11.0%
+49.2%$178.98B$7.00B56.014,412Trending News
Insider Trade
CARR
Carrier Global
4.909 of 5 stars
$61.03
-0.3%
$82.12
+34.6%
-26.2%$52.07B$22.46B13.3348,000Analyst Forecast
DOV
Dover
4.892 of 5 stars
$172.54
+0.3%
$213.92
+24.0%
-11.5%$23.67B$7.75B10.4124,000Positive News
FTV
Fortive
4.7106 of 5 stars
$48.82
+0.5%
$62.79
+28.6%
-36.5%$16.56B$6.23B22.0518,000Positive News
GGG
Graco
4.1052 of 5 stars
$84.76
+0.0%
$94.50
+11.5%
-1.1%$14.05B$2.11B30.064,300Positive News
IEX
IDEX
4.9726 of 5 stars
$163.82
+1.7%
$201.71
+23.1%
-24.1%$12.33B$3.34B26.469,000Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Buyback Announcement
Analyst Revision
IR
Ingersoll Rand
4.6775 of 5 stars
$77.72
-1.7%
$97.75
+25.8%
-16.7%$30.93B$7.24B60.8021,000Positive News
ITT
ITT
4.5255 of 5 stars
$182.23
+1.2%
$188.11
+3.2%
+21.7%$14.23B$3.70B28.6811,700
PH
Parker-Hannifin
4.573 of 5 stars
$754.36
-0.7%
$770.94
+2.2%
+22.9%$96.40B$19.85B27.8257,950Positive News

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