Market Insight: Ametek Inc (AME)’s Notable Drop%, Closing at $181.42

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In the latest session, Ametek Inc (NYSE: AME) closed at $181.42 down -0.86% from its previous closing price of $182.99. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.28 million shares were traded. AME stock price reached its highest trading level at $183.92 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $181.28.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Ametek Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 67.61 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.89. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.04 and its Current Ratio is at 1.63. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.17.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barclays on September 10, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $200.

On September 02, 2025, TD Cowen Upgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Sell but kept the price unchanged to $180.

Melius Downgraded its Buy to Hold on July 14, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $192.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 11 ’25 when Hardin John Wesley sold 7,867 shares for $188.03 per share. The transaction valued at 1,479,232 led to the insider holds 65,235 shares of the business.

Hardin John Wesley bought 7,867 shares of AME for $1,479,209 on Sep 11 ’25. On Mar 27 ’25, another insider, AMATO THOMAS A, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 710 shares for $176.64 each. As a result, the insider received 125,414 and left with 10,560 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AME now has a Market Capitalization of 42262265856 and an Enterprise Value of 43478654976. As of this moment, Ametek’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.229 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.723.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for AME is 1.12, which has changed by 0.074635744 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15927899 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AME has reached a high of $198.33, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $145.02. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.04%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, AME has traded an average of 1.28M shares per day and 1264910 over the past ten days. A total of 230.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 229.96M. Insiders hold about 0.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.21% stake in the company. Shares short for AME as of 1757894400 were 2326968 with a Short Ratio of 1.81, compared to 1755216000 on 2483836. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2326968 and a Short% of Float of 1.1400000000000001.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AME is 1.21, from 1.18 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0064484393. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.62. The current Payout Ratio is 18.90% for AME, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-07-02 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

. The current assessment of Ametek Inc (AME) involves the perspectives of 17.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.89, with high estimates of $1.94 and low estimates of $1.86.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.24 and $7.11 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.18. EPS for the following year is $7.8, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $8.2 and $7.6.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 15 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.81B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.84B to a low estimate of $1.77B. As of. The current estimate, Ametek Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.71BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.93B. There is a high estimate of $2B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.85B.

A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AME’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.3B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.15B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.25B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.94BBased on 17 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.78B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.99B and the low estimate is $7.52B.

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