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Ametek Inc/ (AME) stock, explained like you're 5
Ametek Inc/ trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AME. It is a large cap company in the industrial machinery/components industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 57 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- AME
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery/Components
- Size
- Large cap, about 57 billion dollars
Is Ametek Inc/ a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Ametek Inc/ is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 57 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Ametek Inc/ makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves AME stock
- Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
- Business spending and the health of the economy.
- Costs of materials and labor.
In the news lately
- AMETEK (NYSE:AME) Stock Analysis (Simply Wall Street)
- AMETEK, Inc. $AME Shares Purchased by Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (MarketBeat)
- Is AMETEK (AME) Outperforming Other Computer and Technology Stocks This Year? (Yahoo Finance)
- Ametek Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day (MarketWatch)
- Third quarter results are due before the market opens; AMETEK's webcast starts at 8:30 a.m. ET. (Stock Titan)
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Questions about Ametek Inc/ stock
What does Ametek Inc/ do?
Ametek Inc/ trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AME. It is a large cap company in the industrial machinery/components industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 57 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Ametek Inc/?
Ametek Inc/ trades under the ticker AME on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Ametek Inc/'s market cap?
Ametek Inc/ is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 57 billion dollars.
How does Ametek Inc/ make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves AME stock?
Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.
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