A share price of Ametek Inc [AME] is currently trading at $190.43, up 0.92%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The AME shares have gain 5.76% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.57%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Ametek Inc [NYSE: AME] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 16, 2025, when Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $210 for it. Previously, BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy on December 16, 2024, and elevated its price target to $225. On October 07, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Sell. Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to a Outperform but stick to its price target of $200 on May 22, 2024. Truist initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $210 as its price target on March 14, 2024. TD Cowen downgraded its rating to Market Perform for this stock on November 27, 2023, and downed its price target to $160. In a note dated October 05, 2023, Exane BNP Paribas initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $159 on this stock.
Ametek Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $149.03 and $198.33. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $203 within the next 12 months. Ametek Inc [NYSE: AME] shares were valued at $190.43 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.6% based on the average AME price forecast.
Analyzing the AME fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Ametek Inc [NYSE:AME] were 6.91B which represents 5.28% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.35% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.25%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.24%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.19%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.15 and Total Capital is 0.14. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.24.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 188.43 points at the first support level, and at 186.42 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 191.81, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 193.18.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Ametek Inc [NYSE:AME] is 1.39. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.84 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.2. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.37, the price to book ratio is 4.61 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 33.19.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Speranza Emanuela, CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER, that happened on Nov 26 ’24 when 6747.0 shares were sold. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZAPICO DAVID A completed a deal on Nov 25 ’24 to sell 98644.0 shares. Meanwhile, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZAPICO DAVID A sold 22720.0 shares on Nov 26 ’24.
