What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for AMETEK Q3 Earnings?

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AMETEK in a note issued to investors on Monday, December 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings of $1.86 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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 released 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. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 19.27%. The company had revenue of $1.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.64 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Wolfe Research raised AMETEK to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on AMETEK from $205.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on AMETEK from $219.00 to $221.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Bank of America raised AMETEK from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $195.00 to $225.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Finally, TD Cowen lowered shares of AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, October 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $202.50.

AMETEK Stock Performance

AMETEK stock opened at $180.26 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $186.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $174.30. AMETEK has a 1 year low of $149.03 and a 1 year high of $198.33. The company has a market cap of $41.70 billion, a PE ratio of 31.40, a PEG ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Friday, December 6th were issued 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 19.51%.

Insider Activity at AMETEK

In other news, insider Emanuela Speranza sold 6,747 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.90, for a total value of $1,321,737.30. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 30,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,967,114. This represents a 18.13 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Tony J. Ciampitti sold 16,210 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 in the company, valued at approximately $9,750,024.90. The trade was 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. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AME. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. grew its holdings in AMETEK by 62.6% during the third quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 200 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC raised its stake in AMETEK by 366.1% in the 3rd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 261 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new stake in AMETEK during the 2nd quarter valued at $50,000. Finally, Quarry LP increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 226.1% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 300 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

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.