AMETEK (NYSE:AME) Now Covered by Analysts at Barclays

Analysts at Barclays started coverage on shares of AMETEK (NYSE:AME) in a research note issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm set an “equal weight” rating and a $200.00 price target on the technology company’s stock. Barclays‘s target price points to a potential upside of 4.11% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Melius lowered shares of AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $192.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday, July 14th. DA Davidson increased their price target on AMETEK from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Mizuho lifted their price objective on AMETEK from $212.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on AMETEK from $209.00 to $212.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on AMETEK from $185.00 to $198.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $205.00.

AMETEK Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of NYSE:AME opened at $192.10 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $44.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $183.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $177.19. AMETEK has a 52-week low of $145.02 and a 52-week high of $198.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The technology company reported $1.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.09. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.60% and a return on equity of 16.53%. The company had revenue of $1.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.74 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.66 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. AMETEK has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.060-7.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that AMETEK will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of AMETEK

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in AMETEK during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Bares Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of AMETEK in the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. raised its stake in shares of AMETEK by 628.6% in the 2nd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 153 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the period. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its position in AMETEK by 129.7% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 170 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. Finally, Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in AMETEK during the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Company Profile

AMETEK, Inc manufactures and sells electronic instruments and electromechanical devices in the North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, and internationally. The company's EIG segment offers advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial markets; process and analytical instruments for the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, automation, and food and beverage industries; instruments to the laboratory equipment, ultra-precision manufacturing, medical, and test and measurement markets; power quality monitoring and c devices, uninterruptible power supplies, programmable power and electromagnetic compatibility test equipment, and sensors for gas turbines and dashboard instruments; heavy trucks, instrumentation, and controls for the food and beverage industries; and aircraft and engine sensors, power supplies, embedded computing, monitoring, fuel and fluid measurement, and data acquisition systems for aerospace and defense industry.