Equities Analysts Set Expectations for AMETEK Q2 Earnings

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AMETEK in a report issued on Friday, May 2nd. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.58 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for AMETEK’s current full-year earnings is $7.15 per share.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The technology company reported $1.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.06. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.94% and a net margin of 19.83%. The company had revenue of $1.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.74 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.64 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on AME. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of AMETEK from $196.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. StockNews.com lowered AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. BNP Paribas upgraded AMETEK from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $210.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on AMETEK from $200.00 to $197.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on AMETEK from $194.00 to $201.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, AMETEK presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $197.60.

AMETEK Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE:AME opened at $170.19 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $39.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.70, a PEG ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 1.12. AMETEK has a 12-month low of $145.02 and a 12-month high of $198.33. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $169.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $179.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Institutional Trading of AMETEK

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in AMETEK by 72.0% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,680,309 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $288,526,000 after purchasing an additional 703,501 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 27.0% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 11,938 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,050,000 after buying an additional 2,540 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,373,684 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $235,683,000 after buying an additional 96,316 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of AMETEK by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,985,350 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,199,454,000 after buying an additional 250,538 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in AMETEK by 3,116.7% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 193 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at AMETEK

In related news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 710 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.64, for a total value of $125,414.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 10,560 shares in the company, valued at $1,865,318.40. The trade was a 6.30 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Steven W. Kohlhagen sold 1,320 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $189.41, for a total transaction of $250,021.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 22,029 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,172,512.89. This represents a 5.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This is a boost from AMETEK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.29%.

AMETEK declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Friday, February 7th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.25 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the technology company to reacquire up to 2.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

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.