AMETEK (AME) Competitors

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AME vs. CRWD, ANET, CARR, DOV, and EMR

Should you buy AMETEK stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares AMETEK with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with AMETEK include CrowdStrike (CRWD), Arista Networks (ANET), Carrier Global (CARR), Dover (DOV), and Emerson Electric (EMR).

How does AMETEK compare to CrowdStrike?

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

AMETEK has a net margin of 20.11% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of -0.89%. AMETEK's return on equity of 16.63% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AMETEK20.11% 16.63% 11.06%
CrowdStrike -0.89%2.29%0.94%

AMETEK has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

87.4% of AMETEK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AMETEK shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

AMETEK currently has a consensus target price of $253.57, indicating a potential upside of 6.87%. CrowdStrike has a consensus target price of $692.71, indicating a potential upside of 1.15%. Given AMETEK's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
CrowdStrike
2 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
36 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

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$7.40B7.35$1.48B$6.6235.84
CrowdStrike$4.81B36.23-$162.50M-$0.19N/A

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 10 more articles in the media than AMETEK. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for CrowdStrike and 25 mentions for AMETEK. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat CrowdStrike's score of 0.34 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AMETEK
22 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
CrowdStrike
13 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

AMETEK beats CrowdStrike on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AMETEK compare to Arista Networks?

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AMETEK$7.40B7.35$1.48B$6.6235.84
Arista Networks$9.01B23.75$3.51B$2.9258.16

In the previous week, Arista Networks had 51 more articles in the media than AMETEK. MarketBeat recorded 76 mentions for Arista Networks and 25 mentions for AMETEK. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Arista Networks' score of 1.24 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AMETEK
22 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Arista Networks
62 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Arista Networks has a net margin of 38.32% compared to AMETEK's net margin of 20.11%. Arista Networks' return on equity of 30.10% beat AMETEK's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AMETEK20.11% 16.63% 11.06%
Arista Networks 38.32%30.10%19.35%

AMETEK has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, Arista Networks has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the broader market.

AMETEK presently has a consensus price target of $253.57, suggesting a potential upside of 6.87%. Arista Networks has a consensus price target of $187.63, suggesting a potential upside of 10.48%. Given Arista Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Arista Networks is more favorable than AMETEK.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AMETEK
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Arista Networks
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
21 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

87.4% of AMETEK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.5% of Arista Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AMETEK shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Arista Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Arista Networks beats AMETEK on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AMETEK compare to Carrier Global?

Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR) and AMETEK (NYSE:AME) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Carrier Global has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AMETEK has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

In the previous week, AMETEK had 24 more articles in the media than Carrier Global. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for AMETEK and 1 mentions for Carrier Global. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Carrier Global's score of 0.79 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Carrier Global
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AMETEK
22 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Carrier Global presently has a consensus target price of $74.09, suggesting a potential upside of 3.01%. AMETEK has a consensus target price of $253.57, suggesting a potential upside of 6.87%. Given AMETEK's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AMETEK is more favorable than Carrier Global.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Carrier Global
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.52
AMETEK
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

Carrier Global pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Carrier Global pays out 63.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AMETEK pays out 20.5% 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. Carrier Global has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and AMETEK has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

91.0% of Carrier Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of AMETEK shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Carrier Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AMETEK shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Carrier Global$21.75B2.75$1.48B$1.5247.32
AMETEK$7.40B7.35$1.48B$6.6235.84

AMETEK has a net margin of 20.11% compared to Carrier Global's net margin of 5.99%. AMETEK's return on equity of 16.63% beat Carrier Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Carrier Global5.99% 14.81% 5.67%
AMETEK 20.11%16.63%11.06%

Summary

AMETEK beats Carrier Global on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AMETEK compare to Dover?

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. AMETEK pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 25.9% 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 and Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

AMETEK has a net margin of 20.11% compared to Dover's net margin of 13.30%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat AMETEK's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AMETEK20.11% 16.63% 11.06%
Dover 13.30%18.01%10.10%

AMETEK presently has a consensus price target of $253.57, suggesting a potential upside of 6.87%. Dover has a consensus price target of $239.85, suggesting a potential upside of 7.25%. Given Dover's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dover is more favorable than AMETEK.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AMETEK
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Dover
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

In the previous week, AMETEK had 17 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for AMETEK and 8 mentions for Dover. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Dover's score of 0.92 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AMETEK
22 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Dover
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

87.4% of AMETEK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of AMETEK shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Dover 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.

AMETEK has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

AMETEK has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dover. Dover 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$7.40B7.35$1.48B$6.6235.84
Dover$8.09B3.72$1.09B$8.0227.89

Summary

AMETEK beats Dover on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AMETEK compare to Emerson Electric?

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) and Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) are both large-cap electrical components & equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

In the previous week, AMETEK had 8 more articles in the media than Emerson Electric. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for AMETEK and 17 mentions for Emerson Electric. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Emerson Electric's score of 1.41 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AMETEK
22 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Emerson Electric
14 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Emerson Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. AMETEK pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Emerson Electric pays out 51.3% 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 and Emerson Electric has raised its dividend for 68 consecutive years. Emerson Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

AMETEK has a net margin of 20.11% compared to Emerson Electric's net margin of 13.35%. Emerson Electric's return on equity of 17.18% beat AMETEK's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AMETEK20.11% 16.63% 11.06%
Emerson Electric 13.35%17.18%8.24%

AMETEK currently has a consensus target price of $253.57, suggesting a potential upside of 6.87%. Emerson Electric has a consensus target price of $162.96, suggesting a potential upside of 7.93%. Given Emerson Electric's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Emerson Electric is more favorable than AMETEK.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AMETEK
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Emerson Electric
1 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.52

87.4% of AMETEK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Emerson Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AMETEK shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Emerson Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Emerson Electric has higher revenue and earnings than AMETEK. Emerson Electric 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$7.40B7.35$1.48B$6.6235.84
Emerson Electric$18.02B4.69$2.29B$4.3334.87

AMETEK has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, Emerson Electric has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

AMETEK beats Emerson Electric on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AME vs. The Competition

MetricAMETEKELEC TEST EQUIPTMENT IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$54.42B$17.52B$39.99B$23.21B
Dividend Yield0.57%0.49%3.04%4.06%
P/E Ratio35.8432.80172.3931.61
Price / Sales7.3510.62632.1822.35
Price / Cash25.3929.2648.3024.44
Price / Book5.114.429.764.68
Net Income$1.48B$494.95M$1.07B$1.08B
7 Day Performance4.54%2.57%0.27%-0.82%
1 Month Performance5.65%3.18%4.95%1.61%
1 Year Performance34.36%27.15%162.85%24.87%

AMETEK Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AME
AMETEK
4.445 of 5 stars
$237.27
-0.1%
$253.57
+6.9%
+33.6%$54.42B$7.40B35.8422,500
CRWD
CrowdStrike
3.259 of 5 stars
$679.49
-1.9%
$692.71
+1.9%
+41.2%$172.98B$4.81BN/A10,698
ANET
Arista Networks
4.1771 of 5 stars
$168.48
-0.4%
$186.47
+10.7%
+88.5%$212.15B$9.01B57.705,115
CARR
Carrier Global
3.5346 of 5 stars
$71.21
+0.1%
$74.09
+4.0%
+3.0%$59.15B$21.75B46.8547,000
DOV
Dover
3.556 of 5 stars
$222.82
+1.0%
$239.85
+7.6%
+27.4%$30.01B$8.09B27.7824,000

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