AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and seven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $205.00.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AME. Melius cut AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $192.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Monday, July 14th. KeyCorp upped their price objective on AMETEK from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Barclays began coverage on AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $200.00 price objective on the stock. Mizuho upped their price objective on AMETEK from $212.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Melius Research raised AMETEK to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th.

AMETEK Stock Down 0.7%

NYSE AME opened at $186.15 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $185.34 and its 200 day moving average is $177.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. AMETEK has a 12 month low of $145.02 and a 12 month high of $198.33. The stock has a market cap of $42.99 billion, a PE ratio of 29.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.11.

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

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. AMETEK’s payout ratio is currently 19.97%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AMETEK

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of AME. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of AMETEK during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Bares Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of AMETEK during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. increased its position in shares of AMETEK by 628.6% during the 2nd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 153 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of AMETEK during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, NewSquare Capital LLC increased its position in shares of AMETEK by 129.7% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 170 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.