AMETEK (AME) Competitors

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) and Eaton (NYSE:ETN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, AME or ETN?

AMETEK has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer AME or ETN?

In the previous week, Eaton had 50 more articles in the media than AMETEK. MarketBeat recorded 66 mentions for Eaton and 16 mentions for AMETEK. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Eaton's score of 0.86 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AMETEK	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eaton	42 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer AME or ETN?

AMETEK currently has a consensus target price of $203.44, suggesting a potential upside of 9.79%. Eaton has a consensus target price of $369.30, suggesting a potential upside of 14.26%. Given Eaton's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Eaton is more favorable than AMETEK.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMETEK	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Eaton	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Is AME or ETN a better dividend stock?

AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Eaton pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. AMETEK pays out 19.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eaton pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AME or ETN?

Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than AMETEK. AMETEK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eaton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AMETEK	$6.60B	6.50	$1.31B	$5.74	32.28
Eaton	$23.20B	5.51	$3.22B	$9.40	34.38

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AME or ETN?

Eaton received 309 more outperform votes than AMETEK when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.87% of users gave AMETEK an outperform vote while only 66.45% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AMETEK	Outperform Votes 608 71.87%	Underperform Votes 238 28.13%
Eaton	Outperform Votes 917 66.45%	Underperform Votes 463 33.55%

Is AME or ETN more profitable?

AMETEK has a net margin of 19.27% compared to Eaton's net margin of 15.32%. Eaton's return on equity of 21.97% beat AMETEK's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMETEK	19.27%	16.88%	10.36%
Eaton	15.32%	21.97%	10.84%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AME or ETN?

87.4% of AMETEK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Eaton shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of AMETEK shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Eaton shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Eaton beats AMETEK on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.