AMETEK, Inc. (AME) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sell if holding. At $225.66, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 3.4%; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
AMETEK manufactures electronic instruments (EIG: process, aerospace, medical) and electromechanical devices (EMG: precision motion, specialty metals, electrical connectors) with $7,401.1M in 2025 sales. Products are sold to highly diversified industrial customers globally, with... Read more
Sell if holding. At $225.66, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 3.4%; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 71d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — AMETEK, Inc.
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- AMETEK Earnings: What To Look For From AME - StockStory — StockStory neutral
- AMETEK Earnings: What To Look For From AME - TradingView — TradingView neutral
- Ametek (AME) Q3 2024 Earnings Transcript - The Motley Fool — The Motley Fool neutral
- AME DCF Analysis: Intrinsic Value $147 vs Price $234 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus neutral
- PFG Advisors Reduces Stock Position in AMETEK, Inc. $AME - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.
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- 2026-05-08Item 5.02LOWNick L. Stanage appointed to the Board as an independent Class III Director effective May 7, 2026, serving until the 2027 Annual Meeting. Routine board appointment; no officer departures.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. At $225.66, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 3.4%; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $217.29. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $233.24 (+3.4% upside). Prior stop was $217.29. Stop-loss: $217.29.
Thin upside margin: 3.4%; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Expensive valuation.
AMETEK, Inc. trades at a P/E of 34.1 (forward 25.6). TrendMatrix value score: 4.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
25 analysts cover AME with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $259.
What does AMETEK, Inc. do?AMETEK manufactures electronic instruments (EIG: process, aerospace, medical) and electromechanical devices (EMG:...
AMETEK manufactures electronic instruments (EIG: process, aerospace, medical) and electromechanical devices (EMG: precision motion, specialty metals, electrical connectors) with $7,401.1M in 2025 sales. Products are sold to highly diversified industrial customers globally, with 48.2% international sales; no single customer exceeds 5% of net sales in either segment.