DJ Ametek Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Ametek Inc. $(AME)$ slipped 2.75% to $234.73 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.38% to 7,337.11 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.63% to 49,596.97.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Ametek Inc. closed 3.47% short of its 52-week high of $243.18, which the company achieved on May 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Emerson Electric Co. $(EMR)$ fell 4.66% to $141.09, Amphenol Corp. Cl A $(APH)$ fell 1.34% to $136.62, and Mettler-Toledo International Inc. $(MTD)$ fell 0.58% to $1,319.29.
Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 211,924 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 7, 2026.
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May 07, 2026 16:49 ET (20:49 GMT)
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