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As a NYSE listed company, AME falls under the Industrials sector while operating within the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry segment. The current market capitalization of Ametek Inc is $41.37B. A total of 0.9 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 983.68K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Kohlhagen Steven W sold 1,365 shares of AME for 182.22 per share on Mar 26 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 27,719 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 26 ’24, AMATO THOMAS A sold 780 shares at 182.00 per share. AME shares that Director owns now total 10,240.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Burke William Joseph disposed of 27,400 shares on Mar 21 ’24 at a per-share price of $185.05. This resulted in the Executive VP – CFO holding 106,512 shares of AME after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MONTGOMERY THOMAS M sold 6,891 shares at $185.38 per share on Mar 21 ’24. Company shares held by the SR. VP. – COMPTROLLER now total 21,543.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Ametek Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.03, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.58%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.57. AME’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/7/2024 when it declared a $0.28 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/28/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/22/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 12/7/2023. The AME stock dividend was $0.25 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AME has a high of $186.32 and a low of $133.12.
As of this writing, AME has an earnings estimate of $GameStop Corporation per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. estimates, with a high estimate of $AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc per share and a lower estimate of $Bank of America Corporation.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s 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 $37.80, 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 4.15.
