What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for AMETEK Q2 Earnings?

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for AMETEK in a report released on Thursday, October 31st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings of $1.81 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.83. The consensus estimate for AMETEK’s current full-year earnings is $6.76 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for AMETEK’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.98 EPS.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The technology company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.04. AMETEK had a net margin of 19.27% and a return on equity of 16.88%. The firm had revenue of $1.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.64 EPS. AMETEK’s quarterly revenue was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on AME. Wolfe Research raised AMETEK to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. StockNews.com cut shares of AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $171.00 to $166.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, TD Cowen lowered shares of AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, October 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, AMETEK has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $195.00.

AMETEK Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AME opened at $178.43 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $169.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $168.86. The firm has a market cap of $41.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.09, a PEG ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.39. AMETEK has a 1 year low of $141.26 and a 1 year high of $186.32.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AMETEK

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Czech National Bank grew its stake in shares of AMETEK by 8.6% during the second quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 44,108 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $7,353,000 after purchasing an additional 3,499 shares during the period. Duality Advisers LP bought a new position in shares of AMETEK during the first quarter worth about $1,676,000. CWM LLC raised its position in AMETEK by 53.9% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 10,594 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,766,000 after buying an additional 3,711 shares during the last quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System boosted its position in AMETEK by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 258,677 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $47,312,000 after acquiring an additional 8,189 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB acquired a new position in AMETEK during the first quarter worth $3,833,000. 87.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at AMETEK

In related news, Director Steven W. Kohlhagen sold 1,460 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.59, for a total value of $250,521.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 23,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,006,454.91. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 16th were paid a $0.28 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 16th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.63%. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.51%.

AMETEK Company Profile

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.