Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Outlook for AMETEK Earnings

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for AMETEK in a report released on Monday, December 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now anticipates that the technology company will earn $1.86 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.87. The consensus estimate for AMETEK's current full-year earnings is $6.80 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for AMETEK's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on AME. Truist Financial raised their price target on AMETEK from $219.00 to $221.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Bank of America upgraded shares of AMETEK from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $195.00 to $225.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of AMETEK from $205.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $166.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $202.50.

AMETEK Stock Performance

Shares of AME stock traded down $0.48 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $180.26. 589,368 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,141,407. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $186.89 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $174.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.39. AMETEK has a 12-month low of $149.03 and a 12-month high of $198.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.40, a P/E/G ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.15.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. raised its position in shares of AMETEK by 62.6% in the third quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 200 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in AMETEK in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in AMETEK by 366.1% in the 3rd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 261 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP lifted its stake in shares of AMETEK by 226.1% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 300 shares of the technology company's stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares during the period. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AMETEK during the second quarter worth $50,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Tony J. Ciampitti sold 16,210 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $197.01, for a total transaction of $3,193,532.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 49,490 shares in the company, valued at $9,750,024.90. The trade was a 24.67 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Emanuela Speranza sold 6,747 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.90, for a total value of $1,321,737.30. Following the sale, the insider now owns 30,460 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,967,114. This trade represents a 18.13 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 29,200 shares of company stock valued at $5,707,620. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th were given a dividend of $0.28 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 6th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.62%. AMETEK's payout ratio is currently 19.51%.

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.