DJ Ametek Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Ametek Inc. $(AME)$ slid 1.64% to $249.99 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.69% to 7,691.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.22% to 53,343.40.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of losses.
Ametek Inc. closed 4.28% below its 52-week high of $261.16, which the company achieved on August 13th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Emerson Electric Co. $(EMR)$ fell 2.63% to $157.78, Amphenol Corp. Cl A $(APH)$ fell 6.61% to $159.57, and Mettler-Toledo International Inc. $(MTD)$ fell 1.25% to $1,399.67.
Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 184,062 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 18, 2026.