Big Money Sentiment increased to 1.2 in Q3 2018. It has change of 0.04, from 2018Q2’s 1.16. The ratio increased due to AMETEK, Inc. positioning: 24 sold and 161 reduced. 60 funds acquired stakes and 162 increased stakes. Investors holded 190.75 million in 2018Q2 but now own 188.53 million shares or 1.17% less.
Trexquant Investment Limited Partnership has invested 0.06% in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME). Liberty Mutual Gp Asset Mgmt invested 0.02% of its capital in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME). Veritable L P accumulated 14,876 shs or 0.02% of the stock. Cibc Asset Management Incorporated invested in 0.01% or 22,003 shs. Scopus Asset Management L P invested 0.5% of its capital in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME). Srb Corporation holds 6,851 shs or 0.05% of its capital. Papp L Roy Assoc stated it has 0.59% of its capital in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME). Ibm Retirement Fund invested 0.07% in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME). Price T Rowe Assoc Inc Md holds 0.01% or 526,712 shs. Burney accumulated 16,567 shs or 0.08% of the stock. Tocqueville Asset Mngmt L P accumulated 7,300 shs. C M Bidwell And holds 0% or 35 shs in its capital. Boston Prns has 0.52% invested in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) for 5.70 million shs. Moreover, Monetary Grp has 0.04% invested in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME). Oakbrook Investments Ltd Liability Com stated it has 0.1% of its capital in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME).

AMETEK, Inc. had 8 sales and 1 insider purchase since July 31, 2018. This’s net activity of $3.97 million. The insider Hardin John Wesley sold $2.44M. Another trade for 1,920 shs valued at $150,816 was made by McClain Gretchen W on Friday, September 7. On Monday, November 12 AMATO THOMAS A also bought $146,290 worth of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME).

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) Ratings Coverage

Total analysts of 4 have positions in AMETEK (NYSE:AME) as follows: 4 rated it a “Buy”, 0 with “Sell” and 0 with “Hold”. The positive are 100%. Since November 2, 2018 according to StockzIntelligence Inc AMETEK has 5 analyst reports. On Friday, November 2 the rating was maintained by BMO Capital Markets with “Outperform”. On Tuesday, December 18 the stock of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) earned “Overweight” rating by Morgan Stanley. In Friday, November 2 report Robert W. Baird maintained it with “Outperform” rating and $84 target. On Monday, November 5 the firm has “Equal-Weight” rating by Morgan Stanley given. Listed here are AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) PTs and latest ratings.

18/12/2018 Broker: Morgan Stanley Old Rating: Equal-Weight New Rating: Overweight Old Target: $81 New Target: $85 Upgrade
20/11/2018 Broker: Stephens Rating: Overweight New Target: $87 Initiates Coverage On
05/11/2018 Broker: Morgan Stanley Old Rating: Equal-Weight New Rating: Equal-Weight Old Target: $84 New Target: $81 Maintain
02/11/2018 Broker: Robert W. Baird Old Rating: Outperform New Rating: Outperform Old Target: $82 New Target: $84 Maintain
02/11/2018 Broker: BMO Capital Markets Old Rating: Outperform New Rating: Outperform Old Target: $93 New Target: $91 Maintain

The stock increased 0.43% or $0.31 during the last trading session, hitting $72.9.AMETEK, Inc. has volume of 1.00M shares. Since February 1, 2018 AME has declined 0.98% and is downtrending. AME underperformed by 0.98% the S&P500.

AMETEK, Inc. manufactures electronic instruments and electromechanical devices worldwide.The firm is valued at $16.92 billion. The Company’s Electronic Instruments Group segment offers advanced instruments for the process, power and industrial, and aerospace markets; process and analytical instruments for the oil, gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and automation markets; instruments for the laboratory equipment, ultraprecision manufacturing, medical, and test and measurement markets; and vision systems to inspect surfaces.The P/E ratio is 21.08. This segment also provides aircraft and engine sensors, monitoring systems, power instruments, data acquisition units, and fuel and fluid measurement systems for the aerospace industry; power quality monitoring and metering devices, industrial battery chargers, uninterruptible power supplies, programmable power and electrical test equipment, and gas turbine sensors; and dashboard instruments for heavy trucks and other vehicles, as well as timing controls and cooking computers for the food service industry.

More recent AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) news were published by Globenewswire.com, Zacks.com and Forbes.com. The first one has “Analysis: Positioning to Benefit within AMETEK, Taylor Morrison Home, MBIA, Air Products and Chemicals, CBIZ, and Aqua Metals — Research Highlights Growth, Revenue, and Consolidated Results – GlobeNewswire” as a title and was published on January 31, 2019. The next is “Amtek (AME) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth – Zacks.com” on January 29, 2019. And last was published on January 11, 2019, called “The Specter of Recession, Private Company Valuation and M&A – Forbes”.