Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Forecast for AMETEK Q3 Earnings

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for AMETEK in a research note issued on Monday, December 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.86 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted 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 firm had revenue of $1.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.64 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. KeyCorp upped their price target on AMETEK from $205.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Mizuho increased their target price on AMETEK from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of AMETEK to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. 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 report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $202.50.

AMETEK Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of AMETEK stock opened at $178.33 on Wednesday. AMETEK has a fifty-two week low of $149.03 and a fifty-two week high of $198.33. 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 has a market cap of $41.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $187.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $174.33.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 6th were given a $0.28 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 6th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.63%. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.51%.

Insider Activity at AMETEK

In related news, insider David F. Hermance sold 6,243 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 8th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,015,253.69. This trade represents a 14.53 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Tony J. Ciampitti sold 16,210 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $197.01, for a total transaction of $3,193,532.10. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 49,490 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,750,024.90. This trade represents a 24.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 29,200 shares of company stock valued at $5,707,620. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AMETEK

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of AMETEK by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,985,350 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,199,454,000 after purchasing an additional 250,538 shares during the period. Dudley & Shanley Inc. boosted its position in shares of AMETEK by 11.3% during the third quarter. Dudley & Shanley Inc. now owns 139,434 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $23,942,000 after buying an additional 14,105 shares during the period. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas purchased a new position in shares of AMETEK during the third quarter worth $3,724,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of AMETEK by 7.5% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,373,684 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $235,683,000 after buying an additional 96,316 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp lifted its stake in AMETEK by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 33,034 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,672,000 after acquiring an additional 958 shares in the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.