Research Analysts Offer Predictions for AMETEK Q2 Earnings

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AMETEK in a research report issued on Thursday, October 31st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.81 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.83. The consensus estimate for AMETEK’s current full-year earnings is $6.76 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for AMETEK’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.98 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Mizuho upped their target price on AMETEK from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Wolfe Research raised shares of AMETEK to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of AMETEK from $219.00 to $221.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of AMETEK to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $216.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, AMETEK presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $197.86.

AMETEK Stock Performance

AMETEK stock opened at $179.92 on Monday. AMETEK has a fifty-two week low of $141.65 and a fifty-two week high of $186.32. The company has a market capitalization of $41.66 billion, a PE ratio of 31.34, a P/E/G ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $169.41 and a 200-day moving average price of $168.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.39.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The technology company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 19.27% and a return on equity of 16.88%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.64 EPS.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 16th were given a dividend of $0.28 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 16th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.62%. AMETEK’s payout ratio is 19.51%.

Insider Buying and Selling at AMETEK

In other news, Director Steven W. Kohlhagen sold 1,460 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.59, for a total transaction of $250,521.40. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 23,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,006,454.91. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AMETEK

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK in the 1st quarter valued at $37,000. Family Firm Inc. purchased a new stake in AMETEK during the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK in the first quarter valued at about $43,000. Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of AMETEK in the second quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AMETEK during the third quarter worth about $44,000. 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.