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AME Stock Forecast: AMETEK, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 6 Oct 2026
$254
+0.71% on the day

The 20 Wall Street analysts covering AMETEK, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $284 — +11.7% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 77 of 100 as at 6 Oct 2026 — inside the top quartile. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$58.2B
Ticker Nerd rank
77 / 100
Median analyst target
$284
Analysts covering
20
Revenue$2.0B+15.0% y/y
Operating income$528.2M
Net income$406.9M
Free cash flow$451.7M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+1.2%
1M
+6.9%
YTD
+24.1%
1Y
+39.5%
From 52W high
−1.7%
From 52W low
+42.4%
$178
$258
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

AME stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores AMETEK, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 6 Oct 2026
77 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Revisions
97
Volatility
91
Momentum
90
Quality
77
Issuance
63
Growth
61
Accruals
38
Value
34
Size
5

Revisions (97): Analysts have, on balance, been raising their forecasts.

Value (34): The shares cost a lot relative to the profits and assets behind them.

Size (5): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

AME stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on AME, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$200$250$300Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26AMEHigh $318Median $284Low $217

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says20 analysts
14 Buy5 Hold1 Sell
Low $217Median $284High $318

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +11.7% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 10 moved their price target up and 0 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
11 Sept 2026BNP ParibasMaintainsOutperform$280 → $290
6 Aug 2026TD CowenMaintainsBuy—
6 Aug 2026TD CowenMaintainsBuy$260 → $275
6 Aug 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainsBuy—
6 Aug 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainsBuy$303 → $316
5 Aug 2026BairdMaintainsNeutral—
5 Aug 2026BairdMaintainsNeutral$244 → $275
5 Aug 2026BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
5 Aug 2026BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform$262 → $282
5 Aug 2026BNP ParibasMaintainsOutperform—
5 Aug 2026BNP ParibasMaintainsOutperform$270 → $280
5 Aug 2026CitigroupMaintainsNeutral—
5 Aug 2026CitigroupMaintainsNeutral$257 → $261
5 Aug 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
5 Aug 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy$265 → $285
5 Aug 2026KeybancMaintainsOverweight—
5 Aug 2026KeybancMaintainsOverweight$260 → $295
5 Aug 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform$260 → $291
5 Aug 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
10 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsEqual-Weight—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. AME appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

AME vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 6 Oct 2026, AMETEK, Inc. returned +39.5% against +17.3% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

AME vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
90100110120130140Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26AMES&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

AME analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+2.6%
Analysts raising
17
Analysts cutting
0
Fundamentals

AMETEK, Inc. (AME) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
37.1×

Cheaper than 21% of US stocks

Price / sales
7.4×

Cheaper than 18% of US stocks

Price / book
5.2×

Cheaper than 19% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
24.0×

Cheaper than 12% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
15.0%

Higher than 62% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
13.5%

Higher than 51% of US stocks

Gross margin
36.0%

Higher than 44% of US stocks

Operating margin
26.2%

Higher than 85% of US stocks

Net margin
20.0%

Higher than 82% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
14.6%

Higher than 73% of US stocks

Return on assets
8.2%

Higher than 88% of US stocks

Dividend yield
0.5%

Higher than 66% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

AMETEK, Inc. (AME) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • AMETEK, Inc. has a market value of $58.2B and an enterprise value of $60.0B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $7.9B. The latest quarter grew 15.0% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $1.6B, a 20.0% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $6.84.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $1.8B.

  • AMETEK, Inc. spent $444.0M on share buybacks and $298.0M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 229.3M.

  • Trailing P/E: 37.1×; forward P/E: 26.6× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 0.54%, paying out 19% of earnings.

  • AMETEK, Inc. employs 22,500 people — $350K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 7 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

AME vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelSpecialty Industrial Machinery
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
AMEAMETEK, Inc.$58.2B
77
ROKRockwell Automation, Inc.$50.6B
89
CMICummins, Inc.$74.0B
77
ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc.$77.5B
74
EMREmerson Electric Co.$90.8B
77
IRIngersoll Rand, Inc.$31.0B
62
PHParker-Hannifin Corp.$124.3B
85

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own AMETEK, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest AME news & analysis

Ametek (AME) Is Up 0.47% in One Week: What You Should Know

Zacks Investment Research · 5 Oct 2026neutral

Zacks Investment Research published an analysis examining whether Ametek (AME) is a suitable momentum stock pick. The article notes AME rose 0.47% over the past week and explores the company's potential for momentum investors.

Why it matters — The piece provides AME watchers with a momentum-focused assessment of the stock's recent performance and its viability as a momentum investment candidate.

All You Need to Know About Ametek (AME) Rating Upgrade to Buy

Zacks Investment Research · 1 Oct 2026positive

Zacks Investment Research upgraded Ametek (AME) to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), citing growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects and suggesting the stock may rise in the near term.

Why it matters — A rating upgrade reflects increased analyst confidence in Ametek's earnings outlook, which AME followers would watch as a potential signal of near-term stock movement.

Baron SMID Cap ETF Q2 2026 Portfolio Activity

Seeking Alpha · 4 Sept 2026neutral

Baron SMID Cap ETF's Q2 2026 portfolio activity report details new positions in Advanced Drainage Systems and Axon Enterprise, and the sale of HeartFlow due to competitive concerns. AMETEK is not mentioned in the report.

Why it matters — A stock-research reader tracking AMETEK would care because this report offers no direct information about AME, though it may signal the fund manager's broader mid-cap investing themes.

Why Is Ametek (AME) Down 8.5% Since Last Earnings Report?

Zacks Investment Research · 3 Sept 2026neutral

Ametek (AME) reported its earnings 30 days ago, and since that report the stock has declined by 8.5%. The article examines what could come next for the company's shares following the post-earnings drop.

Why it matters — Ametek watchers would care because the 8.5% decline since the last earnings report signals how investors have responded to the latest results and points to questions about the stock's near-term direction.

Ametek: The Quiet Control Layer Behind The Next Industrial Investment Cycle

Seeking Alpha · 1 Sept 2026positive

A Seeking Alpha article highlights AMETEK's positioning to benefit from rising complexity in AI, semiconductor, aerospace, utilities, and medtech infrastructure. The $5B Indicor Instrumentation acquisition is expected to boost aftermarket revenue and earnings durability, with manageable integration risk and meaningful synergy potential.

Why it matters — AMETEEK watchers would care because the article notes the company's premium valuation is justified by its niche leadership, diversified end markets, strong cash flow, and repeatable acquisition model.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about AME stock

What is the AME stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 20 Wall Street analysts covering AMETEK, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $284, with estimates ranging from $217 to $318. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is AME stock a buy right now?

Of the 20 analysts covering AMETEK, Inc., 14 rate it a Buy, 5 a Hold and 1 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks AMETEK, Inc. 77 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 6 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank AME?

As at 6 Oct 2026, AMETEK, Inc. ranks 77 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Revisions (97 of 100).

Will AME stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 20 analysts implies +11.7% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks AMETEK, Inc. 77 out of 100 as at 6 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the AME stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering AMETEK, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for AME are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $217 to $318 over the next 12 months.

How has AME stock performed over the past year?

AMETEK, Inc. returned +39.5% over the 12 months to 6 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does AMETEK, Inc. do?

AMETEK, Inc. is a global industrial technology company that manufactures electronic instruments and electromechanical devices.

What is the latest news on AME?

The most recent item we track (Zacks Investment Research, 5 Oct 2026): "Ametek (AME) Is Up 0.47% in One Week: What You Should Know". Zacks Investment Research published an analysis examining whether Ametek (AME) is a suitable momentum stock pick. The article notes AME rose 0.47% over the past week and explores the company's potential for momentum investors.

Company

About AMETEK, Inc.

AMETEK, Inc. is a global industrial technology company that manufactures electronic instruments and electromechanical devices. AMETEK’s products and solutions support a wide range of current markets, including process and analytical instrumentation, aerospace, power, industrial, medical, research, automation, thermal management, and precision motion control. Its Electronic Instruments Group develops analytical, test, measurement, and imaging solutions used in laboratory, manufacturing, and mission-critical environments. Its Electromechanical Group supplies engineered medical components, specialty metals, electrical interconnects, and other highly specialized devices that support complex applications across multiple end markets. With operations in North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, AMETEK serves customers worldwide through a diversified portfolio of niche businesses and technologies. Headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, and founded in 1930, AMETEK plays an important role in enabling measurement, reliability, and performance across advanced industrial and scientific applications.

CEO Mr. David A. Zapico · 22,500 employees · United States · https://www.ametek.com