Ametek Inc’s recently made public that its Director Kohlhagen Steven W unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.25 million on Mar 03 ’25. In the deal valued at $189.41 per share,1,320 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Kohlhagen Steven W now holds 22,029 shares worth roughly $3.88 million.
Then, Steven W. Kohlhagen & Gale G. bought 2,750 shares, generating $520,575 in total proceeds.
Before that, Speranza Emanuela sold 6,747 shares. Ametek Inc shares valued at $1,321,727 were divested by the CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER at a price of $195.90 per share. As a result of the transaction, Speranza Emanuela now holds 30,460 shares, worth roughly $5.37 million.
Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its Ametek Inc [AME] rating to an Outperform from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BofA Securities’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid December from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. TD Cowen also remained covering AME and has decreased its forecast on October 07, 2024 with a “Sell” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. Oppenheimer revised its rating on May 22, 2024. It rated AME as “an Outperform” which previously was an “a Perform”.
Price Performance Review of AME
On Friday, Ametek Inc [NYSE:AME] saw its stock jump 1.87% to $176.14. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -4.27%. Ametek Inc shares have fallen nearly -2.29% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -3.13% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $198.33 was reached on 03/03/25, a 52-week low of $149.03 was recorded on 03/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $183.02, while 200 days put it at $176.01.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For AME Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 174.07, which if violated will result in even more drops to 171.99. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 177.33. A further resistance level may holdings at 178.51. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 37.20, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -7.39, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 80.83%. Stochastics %K at 8.52% indicates the stock is a buying.
How much short interest is there in Ametek Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Ametek Inc stocks on 2025-02-28, growing by 0.59 million shares to a total of 2.56 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 1.97 million shares. There was a rise of 23.12%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on March 14, 2024 when Truist began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $210 price target.
