After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted N/A.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of Ametek Inc is $42.12B. A total of 1.73 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.36M shares.
In the most recent transaction, AMATO THOMAS A sold 710 shares of AME for 176.64 per share on Mar 27 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 10,560 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 27 ’25, AMATO THOMAS A bought 710 shares at 176.64 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Kohlhagen Steven W disposed of 1,320 shares on Mar 03 ’25 at a per-share price of $189.41. This resulted in the Director holding 22,029 shares of AME after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Steven W. Kohlhagen & Gale G. bought 2,750 shares at $189.30 per share on Mar 03 ’25.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Ametek Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.18, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.65%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.41.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AME has a high of $198.33 and a low of $145.02.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 $44.98, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.87B.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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 4.13.
