DJ Ametek Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Ametek Inc. $(AME)$ shed 1.01% to $209.37 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.51% to 6,506.48 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.96% to 45,577.47.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Ametek Inc. closed 13.50% below its 52-week high of $242.05, which the company reached on March 2nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Emerson Electric Co. $(EMR)$ fell 1.35% to $128.15, Amphenol Corp. Cl A $(APH)$ fell 2.99% to $126.74, and Mettler-Toledo International Inc. $(MTD)$ rose 1.18% to $1,204.48.
Trading volume (2.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 20, 2026.
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March 20, 2026 16:50 ET (20:50 GMT)
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