DJ Ametek Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Ametek Inc. $(AME)$ shed 3.05% to $236.25 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.25% to 7,711.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.02% to 53,559.99.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Ametek Inc. closed 9.54% below its 52-week high of $261.16, which the company achieved on August 13th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) fell 1.60% to $155.18, Amphenol Corp. Cl A (APH) fell 2.26% to $157.74, and Mettler-Toledo International Inc. $(MTD)$ fell 0.63% to $1,398.58.
Trading volume (1.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 28, 2026.