Zacks Research Forecasts AMETEK’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:AME)

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AMETEK in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the technology company will post earnings of $1.78 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.79. The consensus estimate for AMETEK’s current full-year earnings is $7.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AMETEK’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on AME. Mizuho set a $212.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Friday. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $196.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Morgan Stanley started coverage on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Monday, April 14th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $170.00 target price for the company. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on AMETEK from $197.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on AMETEK from $194.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AMETEK presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $198.10.

AMETEK Price Performance

AMETEK stock opened at $180.72 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. AMETEK has a 12-month low of $145.02 and a 12-month high of $198.33. The stock has a market cap of $41.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $168.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $179.93.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The technology company reported $1.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.06. AMETEK had a net margin of 19.83% and a return on equity of 16.94%. The company had revenue of $1.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.74 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.64 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .2% on a year-over-year basis.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.29%.

AMETEK announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Friday, February 7th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.25 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the technology company to repurchase up to 2.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at AMETEK

In related news, Director Steven W. Kohlhagen sold 1,320 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $189.41, for a total value of $250,021.20. Following the transaction, the director now owns 22,029 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,172,512.89. This trade represents a 5.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 710 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.64, for a total value of $125,414.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 10,560 shares in the company, valued at $1,865,318.40. This trade represents a 6.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. National Bank of Canada FI grew its position in AMETEK by 17.4% during the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 142,093 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,616,000 after purchasing an additional 21,009 shares in the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 16.5% during the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 88,898 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $16,025,000 after buying an additional 12,584 shares in the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. lifted its stake in AMETEK by 74.1% in the 4th quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 8,418 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,517,000 after acquiring an additional 3,584 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in AMETEK by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,331,567 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $240,028,000 after acquiring an additional 39,918 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in AMETEK by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 199,631 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,986,000 after acquiring an additional 2,868 shares in the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.