DJ Ametek Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Ametek Inc. $(AME)$ rose 2.61% to $236.26 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.20% to 7,126.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.79% to 49,447.43.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Ametek Inc. closed 2.39% below its 52-week high of $242.05, which the company achieved on March 2nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Emerson Electric Co. $(EMR)$ rose 4.26% to $146.35, Amphenol Corp. Cl A $(APH)$ rose 1.41% to $151.06, and Mettler-Toledo International Inc. $(MTD)$ rose 3.85% to $1,340.58.
Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 153,907 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 17, 2026.
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April 17, 2026 16:48 ET (20:48 GMT)
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