DJ Ametek Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Ametek Inc. $(AME)$ shed 1.70% to $239.08 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.
This was the stock's sixth consecutive day of losses.
Ametek Inc. closed 8.45% short of its 52-week high of $261.16, which the company achieved on August 13th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Emerson Electric Co. $(EMR)$ fell 1.83% to $154.72, Amphenol Corp. Cl A $(APH)$ fell 1.88% to $153.11, and Mettler-Toledo International Inc. $(MTD)$ fell 2.24% to $1,393.23.
Trading volume (1.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.