AMETEK, Inc. Forecasted to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $1.80 Per Share (NYSE:AME)

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for AMETEK in a research report issued on Wednesday, June 26th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mete now forecasts that the technology company will earn $1.80 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.79. The consensus estimate for AMETEK’s current full-year earnings is $6.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AMETEK’s FY2025 earnings at $7.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.89 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on AME. Oppenheimer upgraded shares of AMETEK from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $200.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 22nd. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $173.00 to $171.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 6th. Truist Financial began coverage on AMETEK in a report on Thursday, March 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $210.00 target price for the company. Finally, StockNews.com cut AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 18th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $181.80.

AMETEK Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of AME opened at $166.49 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $171.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $171.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.26, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.20. AMETEK has a 1-year low of $136.89 and a 1-year high of $186.32.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 2nd. The technology company reported $1.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.78 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 17.74% and a net margin of 19.57%. The company’s revenue was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.49 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AMETEK

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. McGlone Suttner Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of AMETEK in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in AMETEK during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of AMETEK in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AMETEK in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of AMETEK in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at AMETEK

In related news, Director Steven W. Kohlhagen sold 1,440 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.93, for a total value of $250,459.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 24,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,315,029.37. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other AMETEK news, Director Steven W. Kohlhagen sold 1,440 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.93, for a total value of $250,459.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 24,809 shares in the company, valued at $4,315,029.37. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Steven W. Kohlhagen sold 1,470 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.20, for a total transaction of $250,194.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 26,249 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,467,579.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 14th will be given a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 14th. AMETEK’s payout ratio is currently 19.68%.

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.