AMETEK, Inc. vs Fox Corp Class B — how do they compare? AMETEK, Inc. trades at $255.78 (market cap $58.76B), while Fox Corp Class B trades at $55.42 (market cap $24.58B). The key difference: AMETEK, Inc. is far larger — about 2.4× Fox Corp Class B's market cap, and Fox Corp Class B pays the higher dividend (1.05%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AME | FOX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $58.76B | $24.58B |
Sector | Industrials | Media |
52-Week High | $256.30 | $67.76 |
52-Week Low | $179.28 | $44.39 |
Enterprise Value | $60.30B | $27.94B |
Dividend Yield | 0.53% | 1.05% |
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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 →Fox represents the assets not sold to Disney by the predecessor firm, Twenty First Century Fox. The remaining assets include Fox News, the FOX broadcast network, FS1 and FS2, Fox Business, Big Ten Network, 28 owned and operated local television stations of which 17 are affiliated with the Fox Network, and the Fox Studios lot. The Murdoch family continues to control the successor firm, which represents a large-scale bet on the value of live sports and news in the U.S. market.
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