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As of close of business last night, Ametek Inc’s stock clocked out at $186.55, down -0.12% from its previous closing price of $186.78. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.06 million shares were traded. AME stock price reached its highest trading level at $187.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $185.73.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of AME’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 69.52 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.59. 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.
Exane BNP Paribas Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on January 16, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $210.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 27 ’25 when AMATO THOMAS A sold 710 shares for $176.64 per share. The transaction valued at 125,414 led to the insider holds 10,560 shares of the business.
AMATO THOMAS A bought 710 shares of AME for $125,416 on Mar 27 ’25. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Kohlhagen Steven W, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,320 shares for $189.41 each. As a result, the insider received 250,028 and left with 22,029 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 43084468224 and an Enterprise Value of 44663447552. As of this moment, Ametek’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.91. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.94. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.15. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.399 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.261.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AME is 1.10, which has changed by 0.10136974 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1590569 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 2.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.42%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that AME traded 1.36M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1205370 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 230.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 229.85M. Insiders hold about 0.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.25% stake in the company. Shares short for AME as of 1755216000 were 2483836 with a Short Ratio of 1.83, compared to 1752537600 on 2835349. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2483836 and a Short% of Float of 1.21.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.18, AME has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.18. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0063175927The 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 2025-06-13 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 rating of Ametek Inc (AME) reflects the combined expertise of 16.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.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 $7.22 and $7.08 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.16. EPS for the following year is $7.78, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $8.2 and $7.6.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 15 analysts expect revenue to total $1.81B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.84B to a low estimate of $1.74B. As of the current estimate, Ametek Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.71BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.92B. There is a high estimate of $2B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.82B.
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 $7.06B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.23B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.94BBased on 17 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.77B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.99B and the low estimate is $7.52B.
