After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry segment. The current market capitalization of Ametek Inc is $44.86B. A total of 1.38 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.25M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Speranza Emanuela sold 6,747 shares of AME for 195.90 per share on Nov 26 ’24. After the transaction, the CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER now owns 30,460 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 25 ’24, ZAPICO DAVID A sold 98,644 shares at 196.98 per share. AME shares that CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER owns now total 323,744.
Among the insiders who sold shares, ZAPICO DAVID A disposed of 22,720 shares on Nov 26 ’24 at a per-share price of $196.29. This resulted in the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER holding 323,744 shares of AME after the transaction. In another insider transaction, ZAPICO DAVID A bought 22,270 shares at $200.26 per share on Nov 26 ’24.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Ametek Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.09, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.56%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.80. AME’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/6/2024 when it declared a $0.28 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/20/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/30/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 9/16/2024. The AME stock dividend was $0.28 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AME has a high of $198.33 and a low of $149.03.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. AME’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $346.77M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.72B in debt and $1.56B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $41.29, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.87B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AME is Buy with a score of 4.07.
