AK1 GER Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

AMETEK, Inc. · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

Latest close 210.2 EUR
-1.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.3%, after a 7.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 73 out of 100
Latest Close 210.2 EUR 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -1.3% latest completed week
4W Return 7.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 5.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 69.2% 36 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 36-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.3%, after a 7.1% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.9x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
16 Jan 23 Jan 30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.8712-week average 0.76

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.87Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 7.1% over four weeks, 5.0% over 12 weeks, and 69.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 36 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.3%
4W7.1%
12W5.0%
26W16.5%
52W69.5%
Active trend streak36 weeks
Active weeks in one year36
Trend breadth69.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.04Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change95.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership17.45Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-4.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength41/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 60; rank 1 is best.
Value9/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Quality79/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Momentum89/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Growth73/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 28; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
31.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
6.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
21.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
36.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
25.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
22.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
11.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
6.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
8.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-1.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.7x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 14 relevant articles.

0 positive · 14 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-1.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher12 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.5%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-4.1%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-1.3%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains9
Flat weeks5
Modest losses8
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/11Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.8% / -1.6%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026210.2 EUR-1.3%193.6 EUR139.2 EUR-0.0417.45155On
24 Jul 2026212.9 EUR3.0%192.3 EUR138.6 EUR-0.3422.5231On
17 Jul 2026206.7 EUR0.4%190.9 EUR138.0 EUR-0.5421.3330On
10 Jul 2026205.9 EUR4.9%189.7 EUR137.5 EUR-0.6920.809On
12 Jun 2026196.4 EUR-1.0%188.4 EUR137.0 EUR-0.7818.180On
5 Jun 2026198.2 EUR2.5%187.4 EUR136.5 EUR-0.6919.65262On
29 May 2026193.4 EUR-0.0%186.4 EUR136.0 EUR-0.6316.08116On
22 May 2026193.4 EUR-3.4%184.1 EUR135.6 EUR-0.5217.99217On
15 May 2026200.2 EUR0.0%181.8 EUR135.1 EUR-0.4527.830On
8 May 2026200.2 EUR0.0%179.3 EUR134.7 EUR-0.4026.960On
1 May 2026200.2 EUR0.0%176.7 EUR134.2 EUR-0.3628.330On
24 Apr 2026200.2 EUR0.0%174.2 EUR133.7 EUR-0.4130.320On
17 Apr 2026200.2 EUR-0.0%171.7 EUR133.2 EUR-0.4228.35245On
10 Apr 2026200.3 EUR6.5%169.1 EUR132.7 EUR-0.3734.18306On
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.