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AMETEK Inc. (AME) Options Positioning, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$241.12 -4.23% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $238.83

AMETEK Inc. (AME) carries a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold) with 69/100 RQD Confidence. The composite score sits in the neutral Hold band (59–69), meaning current holders don’t need to panic-sell while prospective buyers can wait for a move into the 70+ Buy zone.

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ROARABLE C+ • HOLD / WATCH Cap $55.28B

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As of 2026-11-03, AMETEK Inc. (NYSE: AME) is rated C+ (Hold / HOLD) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 69/100 at a spot price of $241.12 (-4.23% 1D, market cap $55.28B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 15/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 11/20, Executive Insider Alignment 18/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 13/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 12/20. Across 485 tracked Industrials issuers, AME ranks #43 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Industrials sector (Industrial Machinery/Components), AME carries a Roarable C+ (69/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 39.0x, gross margin of 36.0%, and ROIC of 13.4%. By comparison, GRMN (Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)) holds a B- grade (70/100 RQD, P/E 32.4x, ROIC 16.6%, cap $52.54B) and KEYS (Keysight Technologies Inc.) posts a C- grade (59/100 RQD, P/E 66.1x, ROIC 10.5%, cap $52.30B). Among the 5-stock peer group, LHX leads on earnings multiple (32.3x) while ROK leads on capital efficiency (22.9% ROIC).

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Per AME's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001037868), AMETEK Inc. generated $7.40B in revenue (+6.6% YoY), $1.48B in net income, and $1.67B in free cash flow against $16.07B in total assets and $1.07B in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Strong cash generator (36% profit margin)—profits are backed by real money, not accounting tricks.. Primary risk factors monitored: Priced at 39x earnings—high expectations leave less room for a lukewarm quarter.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $238.83 (-0.95%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-1.24% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 15/20 (B) • 22.6% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 69/100 (C+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (+2.0% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 57.3% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C · Rk B+

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for AME)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±5%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (69/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY AME SCORES 69/100 (C+) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+18/20 pts (26% of score)

Altman Z-Score 8.30 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 9/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+15/20 pts (22% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 22.6% FCF Margin ($1.67B FCF) & 36% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning11/20 pts (-9 pt drag)

Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-9 pts vs max)

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade B+$246.83+1.4% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade B+$250.28-0.9% Next Q

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Grade B$248.13-2.8% Next Q

Current

Grade C+$241.12+2% Hist 90D α

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Even with a 69/100 (C+) score, AME faces multiple-compression risk if 39.0x trailing P/E re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Priced at 39x earnings—high expectations leave less room for a lukewarm quarter.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Cannibal Buyback (-1.24% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 33.5% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($243.89) or 200D SMA ($234.72) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($253.06) toward Bear Floor ($197.39).

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CALL VS. PUT WHALE SHARE

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MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET

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HISTORICAL 20D VOLATILITY SWING

±5%

Derived from 20D OHLCV bars (No Active Options Snapshot)

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (AME)

— (No Active Options Snapshot) — No unusual CBOE strike concentration anomalies recorded in the current database snapshot for AME.

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AME // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +4.64%📐 WEDGE COMPRESSION COIL

2026-11-03O $251.8H $251.8L $241.1C $241.1VOL 2.42M

RES: $251.7SUP: $232.5SMA50: $243.9SMA200: $234.7

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AME Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

29.8%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.6% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (AME)

Industrials Rank #43 of 485 ⚔️ GRMN vs AME Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Industrials Peer Comparison (AME vs. GRMN, KEYS, LHX, ROK)

Industry: Industrial Machinery/Components (208 Tracked Issuers)

Across 485 tracked Industrials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, AMETEK Inc. (AME) ranks #43 by composite RQD confidence (69/100, grade C+) and #28 by equity capitalization ($55.28B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, LHX leads on earnings valuation at 32.3x trailing P/E, while ROK leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 22.9% ROIC and 48.1% gross margin. ROK currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 73/100 (B) compared with AME at 69/100 (C+).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
AME ACTIVE AMETEK Inc.	C+	69/100	39.0x	36.0%	13.4%	-4.23%	$55.28B	Benchmark Subject
GRMN Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)	B-	70/100	32.4x	58.7%	16.6%	-2.60%	$52.54B	/grmn-vs-ame →
KEYS Keysight Technologies Inc.	C-	59/100	66.1x	62.1%	10.5%	-6.86%	$52.30B	/keys-vs-ame →
LHX L3Harris Technologies Inc.	C	65/100	32.3x	—	5.7%	-0.29%	$51.69B	/lhx-vs-ame →
ROK Rockwell Automation Inc.	B	73/100	57.8x	48.1%	22.9%	-3.37%	$48.54B	/rok-vs-ame →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001037868

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), AMETEK Inc. (AME) reported GAAP revenue of $7.40B (+6.6% vs. FY2024 revenue of $6.94B , and +12.2% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $1.48B, operating cash flow of $1.80B, and free cash flow of $1.67B (-1.8% YoY). On the balance sheet, AME closed FY2025 with $16.07B in total assets against $1.07B in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 8.30, Piotroski F-Score: 9/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$7.40B	$1.48B	$1.80B	$1.67B	$16.07B	$1.07B
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$6.94B	$1.38B	$1.83B	$1.70B	$14.63B	$1.43B
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$6.60B	$1.31B	$1.74B	$1.44B	$31.75B	$7.43B

3. AME Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is AME stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does AME compare to GRMN and KEYS in the Industrials sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for AME?

Where is AME trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

AME last traded at $241.12 (-4.23% on volume of 2,418,755 shares), positioning the stock -1.14% below its 50-day simple moving average ($243.89) and +2.73% above its 200-day simple moving average ($234.72). Across its 52-week range of $188.47 to $261.16, AME sits at the 72.4% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 44.9 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±5.0% ($229.06 to $253.18).

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AME — AMETEK Inc.: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

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Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

Per the Roarable RQD rating, AMETEK Inc. (AME) receives an RQD score of 76, graded B+, with the verdict label "Roarable Buy — Very Good Cash & Smart-Money Inflow." The five pillars are:

Fundamental Cash Engine: 15 / 20. Per the RQD rating, this pillar reflects ROIC of 13.4% and an FCF yield of 2.9%. For a prospective investor, the return on invested capital is solid, but the 2.9% FCF yield indicates that the current price already capitalizes a large share of projected cash generation, which is a valuation tradeoff rather than a cash-flow weakness.
Whale 13F Flow: 17 / 20. Per the RQD rating, this pillar reflects institutional accumulation and options positioning. This is the strongest pillar among the cash and flow factors, suggesting institutional demand is a meaningful support for the stock. The source does not provide the underlying 13F filings, so the magnitude of this flow cannot be independently verified here.
Insider Conviction: 12 / 20. Per the RQD rating, this pillar reflects SEC Form 4 and Congressional PTR cluster flow. A mid-range score indicates insider signals are supportive but not decisive.
Macro Regime Fit: 14 / 20. Per the RQD rating, this pillar reflects a beta of 0.97 and sector sensitivity. A beta near 1.0 means the stock has tended to move roughly in line with the broader market, so it is not a low-volatility defensive holding nor a high-beta growth amplifier on this measure.
Forensic Balance Sheet: 18 / 20. Per the RQD rating, this pillar reflects an Altman Z of 8.3, a Piotroski F of 9/9, and a Debt/Equity of 0.1. This is the strongest pillar, indicating a conservatively financed balance sheet with a high composite financial-health reading.

Taken together, the profile is strongest on balance-sheet quality and institutional flow, and more moderate on cash yield and macro fit. The valuation (P/E TTM of 39, forward P/E of 36.3) is elevated relative to the 2.9% FCF yield, which is the central tradeoff a prospective investor would weigh: upside depends on continued earnings growth and sustained institutional demand, while downside risk is concentrated in multiple compression if those expectations are not met.

Business

AMETEK Inc. (AME) is a NYSE-listed issuer in the Industrials sector, operating within the Industrial Machinery/Components industry. it is a NYSE-listed Industrials issuer with a market capitalization of $57.7B. the company's specific products, customer base, and revenue model are —

Recent Catalysts & News Wire Analysis

Green (Catalyst): "Is AMETEK (AME) Outperforming Other Computer and Technology Stocks This Year?" (Yahoo Finance, 1h ago) and "Record Results Could Be A Game Changer For AMETEK Stock (AME)" (Simply Wall St, 12h ago) are flagged as catalysts in the news feed.
Yellow (Market Wire): "AMETEK (NYSE:AME) Breakout Setup Backed by Strong Technical Health" (ChartMill, 3h ago), "DA Davidson reiterates Ametek stock buy rating on acquisition close" (Investing.com, 6h ago), and "2 Reasons to Like AME (and 1 Not So Much)" (Yahoo Finance, 9h ago) are flagged as market-wire items.
Red (Risk Watch): "AMETEK Inc (AME) Shares Fall 4.2% -- GF Value Says Still Overval" (GuruFocus, 15h ago) is flagged as a risk-watch item, citing a 4.2% share decline and a GuruFocus valuation view that the stock is still overvalued.

Per the Butterfly Supply-Chain Graph, the supply chain is recorded as NONE, with no butterfly links and no proprietary signals. The news headlines are sourced from aggregators and summarize market action without providing primary filing detail.

Butterfly Effect: 2nd-Order Supply-Chain & Sector Ripples

— The Butterfly Supply-Chain Graph records supply_chain as NONE, with an empty butterfly_links array and an empty proprietary_signals array.

Analyst View & Smart Money Ownership

— The analyst_data and holders sections are recorded as NONE in the source data, so no consensus rating, price targets, Form 4 insider trades, 13F holdings, or Congressional trades are available.

Open Questions

What are AMETEK's specific products, end markets, and customer concentration, given that the business description is not in the source data?
What drove the FY 2023 debt figure of $7.43B relative to the much lower FY 2024 and FY 2025 figures, and is it a reporting or classification difference?
Which institutional holders account for the Whale 13F Flow pillar score, and what is the size and direction of recent changes?
What is the composition of the EPS line, given that EPS is reported as N/A across all three periods while EPS (TTM) is 6.46?
How do the FY 2025 and FY 2024 cash and debt movements reconcile with reported free cash flow of $1.67B and $1.70B?

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🟢 CATALYST Yahoo Finance • 20h ago

Is AMETEK (AME) Outperforming Other Computer and Technology Stocks This Year?

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🟡 MARKET WIRE ChartMill • 23h ago

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) Breakout Setup Backed by Strong Technical Health

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Investing.com • 1d ago

DA Davidson reiterates Ametek stock buy rating on acquisition close

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Yahoo Finance • 1d ago

2 Reasons to Like AME (and 1 Not So Much)

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🟢 CATALYST Simply Wall St • 1d ago

Record Results Could Be A Game Changer For AMETEK Stock (AME)

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🔴 RISK WATCH GuruFocus • 1d ago

AMETEK Inc (AME) Shares Fall 4.2% -- GF Value Says Still Overval

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🟡 MARKET WIRE MarketBeat • 1d ago

AMETEK, Inc. $AME Stock Sold by Congress Asset Management Co.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE StockStory • 1d ago

AMETEK (AME) Q3 earnings report preview: what to look for

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🔥 THE ROAR PIT • LIVE COMMUNITY DEBATE 3 Active Posts & Replies

AME Bull vs. Bear Conversation Board — What's Your Call at $241.12?

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TA TapeReader_Pro Price Action & Volume Trader 🐂 BULLISH 🎯 Target: $313.46 (+30.0%)

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A balance sheet scoring 18/20 on the RQD rating, with an Altman Z of 8.3, a Piotroski F of 9/9, and Debt/Equity of 0.1, supports financ

Here is why I am bullish on AME here at $241.12: A balance sheet scoring 18/20 on the RQD rating, with an Altman Z of 8.3, a Piotroski F of 9/9, and Debt/Equity of 0.1, supports financial resilience.. Compare AME's 25.8% operating margin and 13.4% ROIC against the rest of Industrial Machinery/Components. As long as cash conversion holds up, dips toward $229.06 are getting bought.

VolSurface_Trader 🐂 BULL

Both sides have a point here — AME's 18/20 balance sheet score keeps downside contained, so the real swing factor next earnings call is backlog and FCF conversion.

SH ShortSeller_Dan Forensic Short Bias 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $195.31 (-19.0%)

Spot @ $241.12

A P/E TTM of 39 against a 2.9% FCF yield leaves the valuation dependent on sustained growth and multiple stability.

Careful chasing AME at $241.12. A P/E TTM of 39 against a 2.9% FCF yield leaves the valuation dependent on sustained growth and multiple stability.. Gross margin is 36.0%, but operating margin is 25.8%, which shows SG&A and reinvestment are eating into bottom-line EPS. Target $195.31 on multiple compression.