AMETEK, Inc. vs ConocoPhillips — how do they compare? AMETEK, Inc. trades at $255.78 (market cap $57.98B), while ConocoPhillips trades at $125.83 (market cap $147.80B). The key difference: ConocoPhillips is far larger — about 2.5× AMETEK, Inc.'s market cap, and ConocoPhillips pays the higher dividend (2.73%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AME | COP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $57.98B | $147.80B |
Sector | Industrials | Energy |
52-Week High | $256.30 | $133.80 |
52-Week Low | $179.28 | $85.66 |
Enterprise Value | $59.52B | $163.40B |
Dividend Yield | 0.54% | 2.73% |
Signals from Pluang's Aura AI — not financial advice
AME trades at $253.66, up 0.91% with a bullish technical outlook. The stock shows strong fundamentals with consistent earnings beats (Q2 2026 EPS of $2.09 vs. $1.99 expected), revenue growth to $7.40B in 2025, and robust profitability (20.04% net margin). Recent news highlights momentum in 3D printing and electronics testing sectors. Analyst consensus is strongly bullish with a $281.86 price target.
Outlook remains positive given earnings momentum and raised guidance, but risks include elevated valuation (P/E 37.08) and RSI overbought signals. Institutional support is strong with no sell ratings. The stock offers growth potential but requires monitoring of valuation metrics amid current levels near resistance.
ConocoPhillips (COP) trades at $117.61, up 0.73% today, with a bullish technical signal from moving averages and a consensus analyst price target of $149.25. Recent Q2 2026 earnings beat expectations with EPS of $3.24 versus $2.90 estimated, driven by strong Permian Basin output and higher oil prices. The company reaffirmed its $7 billion free cash flow target by 2029 and completed a $1.7 billion asset sale ahead of schedule.
Outlook is positive due to robust operational performance and favorable oil market trends, but risks include commodity price volatility and CEO transition. The stock offers value with a P/E of 15.56 and a net income margin of 14.65%, supported by 74.51% analyst buy ratings.
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Ametek is a diversified industrial conglomerate with over $6 billion in sales. The firm operates through an electronic instruments group and an electromechanical group. EIG designs and manufactures differentiated and advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial end markets. EMG is a focused, niche supplier of highly engineered automation solutions, thermal management systems, specialty metals, and electrical interconnects, among other products. About half of the firm's sales are made in the United States. The firm's asset-light strategy in place for nearly two decades emphasizes growth through acquisitions, new product development through research and development, driving operational efficiencies, and global and market expansion.
Read more on AME →ConocoPhillips is a U.S.-based independent exploration and production firm. In 2021, it produced 1.0 million barrels per day of oil and natural gas liquids and 3.2 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, primarily from Alaska and the Lower 48 in the United States and Norway in Europe and several countries in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Proven reserves at year-end 2021 were 6.1 billion barrels of oil equivalent.
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