Seaport Res Ptn Weighs in on AMETEK’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:AME)

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of AMETEK in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.69 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.73. The consensus estimate for AMETEK’s current full-year earnings is $6.80 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for AMETEK’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.16 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.78 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on AME. Mizuho lifted their price target on AMETEK from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of AMETEK from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $210.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. KeyCorp increased their price target on shares of AMETEK from $205.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $221.00 to $222.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $204.67.

AMETEK Price Performance

Shares of AME opened at $182.64 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.25 billion, a PE ratio of 31.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.16. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $184.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $176.61. AMETEK has a twelve month low of $149.03 and a twelve month high of $198.33. 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 (NYSE:AME) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.85 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.76 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.82 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 19.27% and a return on equity of 16.88%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.68 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of AMETEK

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AME. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,220,376 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,583,231,000 after acquiring an additional 24,072 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in AMETEK by 3.7% during the third 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 last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in AMETEK by 0.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,401,656 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $924,308,000 after purchasing an additional 45,459 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,415,508 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $795,939,000 after purchasing an additional 99,505 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flossbach Von Storch SE grew its stake in shares of AMETEK by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 3,724,352 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $671,352,000 after buying an additional 91,287 shares during the period. 87.43% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at AMETEK

In related news, insider Emanuela Speranza sold 6,747 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.90, for a total transaction of $1,321,737.30. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 30,460 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,967,114. This trade represents a 18.13 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, 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 transaction, the insider now directly owns 49,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,750,024.90. The trade was a 24.67 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.61% 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.