A share price of Ametek Inc [AME] is currently trading at $215.02, up 1.85%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AME shares have gain 2.37% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.82%, 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 05, 2026, when Melius upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $235 for it. Previously, TD Cowen upgraded its rating to Buy on December 23, 2025. On September 10, 2025, Barclays initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned a price target of $200 on the stock. TD Cowen upgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $180 on September 02, 2025. Melius downgraded its rating to a Hold but $192 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 14, 2025. Morgan Stanley started tracking with a Equal-Weight rating for this stock on April 14, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $170. In a note dated January 16, 2025, Exane BNP Paribas upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $210.
Ametek Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $145.02 and $214.60. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $226.7 within the next 12 months. Ametek Inc [NYSE: AME] shares were valued at $215.02 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.43% based on the average AME price forecast.
Analyzing the AME fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Ametek Inc [NYSE:AME] were 7.16B which represents 10.77% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.26%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.25%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.21%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.14 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 0.26.
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Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Ametek Inc [NYSE:AME] is 1.16. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.72, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.17. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.91, the price to book ratio is 4.70 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 33.92.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved MONTGOMERY THOMAS M, SR. VP. – COMPTROLLER, that happened on Dec 22 ’25 when 6388.0 shares were sold. Officer, MONTGOMERY THOMAS M completed a deal on Dec 22 ’25 to buy 6388.0 shares. Meanwhile, PRES. – ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS Marecic Thomas C sold 14310.0 shares on Dec 15 ’25.
