AMETEK (NYSE:AME – Get Free Report) is scheduled to be posting its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, October 31st. Analysts expect AMETEK to post earnings of $1.62 per share for the quarter. Individual interested in listening to the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.
AMETEK (NYSE:AME – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The technology company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.78 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 19.51% and a return on equity of 17.41%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.57 EPS. On average, analysts expect AMETEK to post $7 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7 EPS for the next fiscal year.
AMETEK Trading Down 0.3 %
AMETEK stock opened at $167.49 on Wednesday. AMETEK has a 52-week low of $136.89 and a 52-week high of $186.32. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.44, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $168.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $168.90.
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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms recently commented on AME. TD Cowen cut AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Redburn Atlantic raised AMETEK to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of AMETEK from $171.00 to $166.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on shares of AMETEK from $216.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $193.29.
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Insider Activity at AMETEK
In other AMETEK news, Director Steven W. Kohlhagen sold 1,460 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.59, for a total value of $250,521.40. Following the transaction, the director now owns 23,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,006,454.91. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.61% 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.
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