Seaport Res Ptn Weighs in on AMETEK's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:AME)

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of AMETEK in a research report issued on Thursday, October 31st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now expects that the technology company will post earnings of $1.81 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.83. The consensus estimate for AMETEK's current full-year earnings is $6.76 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for AMETEK's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.98 EPS.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The technology company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 19.27% and a return on equity of 16.88%. AMETEK's quarterly revenue was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.64 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on AME. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on AMETEK from $166.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday. Mizuho increased their price objective on AMETEK from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of AMETEK to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on shares of AMETEK from $216.00 to $215.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, TD Cowen downgraded shares of AMETEK from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, October 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $197.86.

AMETEK Stock Performance

NYSE AME traded up $1.49 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $179.92. 959,752 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,143,249. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company has a market cap of $41.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.16. AMETEK has a 12-month low of $141.65 and a 12-month high of $186.32. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $169.17 and a 200 day moving average of $168.86.

Institutional Trading of AMETEK

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AME. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in AMETEK by 7.3% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 899 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $157,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of AMETEK by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,886 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $648,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI now owns 1,340 shares of the technology company's stock worth $224,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in AMETEK by 2.4% in the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,639 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $440,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the period. Finally, Checchi Capital Advisers LLC increased its position in AMETEK by 2.9% during the second quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 2,225 shares of the technology company's stock worth $371,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Steven W. Kohlhagen sold 1,460 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.59, for a total transaction of $250,521.40. Following the sale, the director now owns 23,349 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,006,454.91. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 16th were given a $0.28 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 16th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.62%. AMETEK's dividend payout ratio is presently 19.51%.

About AMETEK

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.