Brokerages Set AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) PT at $252.33

Shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $252.6923.

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on AMETEK from $259.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Robert W. Baird set a $244.00 price target on AMETEK in a report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of AMETEK from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th.

AMETEK Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of AME stock traded up $2.14 on Wednesday, hitting $234.04. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 37,841 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,302,406. The stock has a market capitalization of $53.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.40, a P/E/G ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 1.00. AMETEK has a fifty-two week low of $174.43 and a fifty-two week high of $243.18. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $229.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $221.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.72.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.07. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.11% and a return on equity of 16.63%. The firm had revenue of $1.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.91 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.75 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. AMETEK has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.940-8.140 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that AMETEK will post 8.13 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.54%.

Insider Activity at AMETEK

In related news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total transaction of $114,893.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,480 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $971,174.40. The trade was a 10.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AME. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in AMETEK by 3.1% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 268,096 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $50,402,000 after buying an additional 8,101 shares in the last quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd bought a new stake in shares of AMETEK in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,653,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 10.9% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 959,937 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $197,085,000 after purchasing an additional 94,544 shares in the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new stake in shares of AMETEK during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $118,311,000. Finally, MAI Capital Management increased its position in shares of AMETEK by 33.8% during the third quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 18,403 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,460,000 after purchasing an additional 4,648 shares during the period. 87.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

AMETEK Company Profile

AMETEK, Inc is a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices that serves a broad range of industries. Headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, the company designs and produces precision instruments, electronic measurement devices, specialty sensors, and electric motors and motion control systems. Its product portfolio includes analytical and monitoring instruments, calibration equipment, power supplies, embedded electronics, and industrial motors and drives used for critical applications.

The company operates through two primary business platforms — an electronic instruments group focused on analytical, test and measurement and sensor products, and an electromechanical group that supplies motors, actuators, and related power and motion solutions.