On September 12, Ametek Inc rose 3.03% in regular trading, trading at $241.28/share, with turnover of $78.89 million. The gain came amid a broad rally in the Electrical Components & Equipment sector, further supported by a recent analyst target price upgrade.

On the news front, Seaport Global recently raised its price target on Ametek Inc to $300 from $290, maintaining a Buy rating, making it one of the highest targets on the Street. The consensus average target stands at $281.65 with an overweight rating. Earlier, Baird also lifted its target to $275 from $244 following robust second-quarter results. The company reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $2.09, beating the $1.99 consensus by over 5%, on revenue of $2.04 billion versus the $1.95 billion estimate. Full-year adjusted EPS guidance was raised to $8.20–$8.30, above the prior range of $7.94–$8.14. The completion of the $5 billion Indicor Instrumentation acquisition in late August is expected to add approximately $350 million in sales and be modestly accretive to earnings.

Within the broader sector, nVent Electric rose 3.66%, Eaton gained 3.56%, Vertiv added 3.51%, Rockwell Automation climbed 2.76%, and Emerson rose 2.13%.

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