Seaport Res Ptn Has Optimistic Outlook of AMETEK Q1 Earnings

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of AMETEK in a report issued on Monday, December 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now forecasts that the technology company will earn $1.91 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.90. The consensus estimate for AMETEK’s current full-year earnings is $6.80 per share.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its 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. The firm had revenue of $1.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 19.27% and a return on equity of 16.88%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.64 earnings per share.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. StockNews.com cut AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Bank of America upgraded AMETEK from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $195.00 to $225.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of AMETEK from $205.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of AMETEK from $166.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised shares of AMETEK to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $202.50.

AMETEK Price Performance

AME opened at $180.26 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $41.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.40, a P/E/G ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.15. AMETEK has a 12 month low of $149.03 and a 12 month high of $198.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $186.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $174.30.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Friday, December 6th were given a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 6th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.51%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Emanuela Speranza sold 6,747 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 30,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,967,114. This trade represents a 18.13 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider David F. Hermance sold 6,243 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.99, for a total transaction of $1,192,350.57. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 36,731 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,015,253.69. The trade was a 14.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 29,200 shares of company stock valued at $5,707,620 in the last three months. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AMETEK

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. lifted 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 bought a new stake in AMETEK in the 3rd quarter valued at $44,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in AMETEK by 366.1% during the 3rd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 261 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP boosted its position in AMETEK by 226.1% during the third 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 position in shares of AMETEK in the second quarter valued at $50,000. 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.