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DA Davidson's Matt Summerville raised their price target on Ametek (NYSE: AME) by 2.4% from $210 to $215 on 2025/08/02. The analyst maintained their Strong Buy rating on the stock.

Ametek reported its Q2 2025 earnings.

Summerville credited the quarter's beat for their FY 2025 and FY 2026 estimates hikes that reflect "a modest level of initial accretion from the FARO Technologies acquisition and continued improvements within Paragon Medical and its automation business."

Footnotes

For Q2 2025, Ametek reported:

• EPS of $1.78, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.9% and Q2 2024 by 7.2%.
• Revenue of $1.78B, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3% and was up 2.5% Y/Y.

Management guided:

For Q3 2025:

• EPS of $1.72 to $1.76, representing 4% to 6% Y/Y growth.
• Mid-single-digit revenue growth.

For FY 2025:

• EPS of $7.06 to $7.20, up from the prior $7.02 to $7.18.
• Mid-single-digit revenue growth, up from the prior low-single-digit growth.

Chairman & CEO David A. Zapico commented: "I was pleased with our results in the quarter as we delivered record sales and EBITDA, strong earnings growth, and excellent core margin expansion against the backdrop of a sluggish and uncertain economic environment.

"Our flexible operating model and global footprint, along with the outstanding contributions from our colleagues, allowed us to react to changing market conditions and deliver excellent operating results."