DJ Ametek Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Ametek Inc. $(AME)$ slid 3.37% to $226.84 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.56% to 6,830.71 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.61% to 47,954.74.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Ametek Inc. closed 6.28% below its 52-week high of $242.05, which the company reached on March 2nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Emerson Electric Co. $(EMR)$ fell 2.06% to $142.22, Amphenol Corp. Cl A $(APH)$ rose 2.63% to $136.24, and Mettler-Toledo International Inc. $(MTD)$ fell 1.98% to $1,261.21.
Trading volume (3.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 5, 2026.
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March 05, 2026 16:50 ET (21:50 GMT)
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