Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Outlook for AMETEK Q1 Earnings

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for AMETEK in a report released on Wednesday, February 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $1.69 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.73. The consensus estimate for AMETEK’s current full-year earnings is $6.80 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for AMETEK’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.16 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.78 EPS.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.85 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.82 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 19.27%. The company’s revenue was up 1.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.68 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. BNP Paribas raised AMETEK from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $210.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Mizuho lifted their target price on AMETEK from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on AMETEK from $200.00 to $197.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on AMETEK from $221.00 to $222.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $204.67.

AMETEK Stock Performance

NYSE AME opened at $182.64 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $42.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.16. AMETEK has a 1-year low of $149.03 and a 1-year high of $198.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $184.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $176.61.

Institutional Trading of AMETEK

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. increased its position in AMETEK by 62.6% during the third quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 200 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 77 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in shares of AMETEK by 3,116.7% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 193 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 1,176.5% in the 4th quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 217 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in AMETEK by 42.9% in the 4th quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 233 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in AMETEK during the 3rd quarter worth $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Tony J. Ciampitti sold 16,210 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $197.01, for a total transaction of $3,193,532.10. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 49,490 shares in the company, valued at $9,750,024.90. This trade represents a 24.67 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Emanuela Speranza sold 6,747 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.90, for a total transaction of $1,321,737.30. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 30,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,967,114. This trade represents a 18.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.