Seaport Res Ptn Issues Positive Estimate for AMETEK Earnings

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for AMETEK in a research report issued on Monday, December 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now expects that the technology company will earn $1.91 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.90. The consensus estimate for AMETEK's current full-year earnings is $6.80 per share.

AME has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on AMETEK from $219.00 to $221.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com upgraded AMETEK from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 24th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $166.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of AMETEK from $205.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen lowered shares of AMETEK from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, October 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $202.50.

AMETEK Stock Down 0.3 %

AMETEK stock traded down $0.48 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $180.26. 589,368 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,141,407. AMETEK has a 52-week low of $149.03 and a 52-week high of $198.33. The firm has a market cap of $41.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.40, a PEG ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.39. The company's 50-day moving average is $186.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $174.26.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The technology company reported $1.66 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 firm had revenue of $1.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.64 earnings per share. AMETEK's revenue for the quarter was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas bought a new stake in shares of AMETEK during the third quarter valued at about $3,724,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in AMETEK by 23.2% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 355,828 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $61,099,000 after buying an additional 67,025 shares during the period. Sawgrass Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of AMETEK by 36.5% during the 3rd quarter. Sawgrass Asset Management LLC now owns 74,757 shares of the technology company's stock worth $12,837,000 after buying an additional 20,001 shares in the last quarter. Taurus Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of AMETEK by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Taurus Asset Management LLC now owns 115,033 shares of the technology company's stock worth $19,752,000 after acquiring an additional 3,210 shares during the period. Finally, Dudley & Shanley Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 11.3% in the third quarter. Dudley & Shanley Inc. now owns 139,434 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $23,942,000 after acquiring an additional 14,105 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.43% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Emanuela Speranza sold 6,747 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.90, for a total transaction of $1,321,737.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 30,460 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,967,114. The trade was a 18.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Tony J. Ciampitti sold 16,210 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider now owns 49,490 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,750,024.90. This represents a 24.67 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 29,200 shares of company stock valued at $5,707,620 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

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