Zacks Research Comments on AMETEK, Inc.'s Q2 2026 Earnings (NYSE:AME)

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for AMETEK in a report released on Wednesday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mete now expects that the technology company will post earnings of $1.85 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.87. The consensus estimate for AMETEK's current full-year earnings is $6.78 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AMETEK's FY2026 earnings at $7.83 EPS.

AME has been the topic of several other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of AMETEK from $216.00 to $215.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of AMETEK from $165.00 to $158.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Oppenheimer upgraded shares of AMETEK from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 22nd. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of AMETEK to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of AMETEK from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $186.29.

AMETEK Price Performance

NYSE:AME traded up $1.92 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $164.61. 938,904 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,131,966. AMETEK has a one year low of $136.89 and a one year high of $186.32. The company has a market capitalization of $38.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.18. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $166.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $172.36. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The technology company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.02. AMETEK had a return on equity of 17.41% and a net margin of 19.51%. The firm had revenue of $1.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.78 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.57 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 16th will be paid a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.68%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 16th. AMETEK's payout ratio is presently 19.68%.

Insider Activity at AMETEK

In related news, Director Steven W. Kohlhagen sold 1,440 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.93, for a total value of $250,459.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 24,809 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,315,029.37. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of AMETEK during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in AMETEK in the first quarter valued at about $37,000. Family Firm Inc. bought a new stake in AMETEK in the second quarter valued at about $39,000. Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in AMETEK in the second quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in AMETEK in the first quarter valued at about $43,000. 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.