Morgan Stanley raises AMETEK stock target from USD 245.00 to USD 275.00

Published on 10/12/2026 at 11:15 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Second-quarter revenue reached USD 2.04 billion, up 15.00 percent year over year. AMETEK stock costs EUR 222.50 on October 12, 2026.

Key points in brief

Morgan Stanley raised its AMETEK price target from USD 245.00 to USD 275.00 on October 9, 2026.
AMETEK reported USD 2.04 billion in second-quarter revenue, up 15.00 percent year over year.
The stock was at EUR 222.50 at Lang & Schwarz on October 12, 2026 at 11:09 a.m. CEST.
AMETEK is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results on October 29, 2026.

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AMETEK Inc. (ISIN US0311001004) was at EUR 222.50 at Lang & Schwarz on October 12, 2026 at 11:09 a.m. CEST. Markets Insider reported on October 9, 2026 that Morgan Stanley analyst Christopher Snyder raised the AMETEK price target from USD 245.00 to USD 275.00 while keeping an Equal Weight rating.

Three dated signals shape the story

On August 4, 2026, AMETEK reported second-quarter revenue of USD 2.04 billion, a 15.00 percent year-over-year increase, and diluted earnings per share of USD 2.09. The Q2 2026 earnings call transcript published by Yahoo Finance also recorded USD 2.30 billion of orders and a USD 4.11 billion backlog.

On October 7, 2026, Zacks Research raised its third-quarter 2026 earnings-per-share estimate from USD 2.08 to USD 2.11 and maintained a Strong Buy rating, according to MarketBeat. On October 9, 2026, Morgan Stanley then lifted its target from USD 245.00 to USD 275.00, making the target revision the latest dated signal.

What the target revisions mean

The revision sits against a raised full-year 2026 earnings-per-share outlook of USD 8.20 to USD 8.30, compared with the previous guidance range of USD 7.94 to USD 8.14. Management also guided to adjusted third-quarter earnings per share of USD 2.08 to USD 2.10, while the Zacks estimate stood at USD 2.11. The gap shows that the analyst forecast is above the company range, a measurable test for the next report.

Dates and valuation context

MarketBeat says AMETEK is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results on October 29, 2026 before the market opens, with an 8:30 a.m. ET conference call. Its October 9, 2026 market data placed market capitalization at USD 56.8 billion and the 52-week range at USD 179.24 to USD 261.16.

Stock price and next checkpoint

At EUR 222.50, the Lang & Schwarz quote gives investors a dated euro reference before the October 29 earnings release. The next useful comparison will be whether third-quarter execution reaches the USD 2.08 to USD 2.10 company guidance range and the USD 2.11 Zacks estimate.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of AMETEK stock.