Making a noteworthy insider sell on August 26, DAVID ZAPICO, Chief Executive Officer at AMETEK AME, is reported in the latest SEC filing. What Happened: ZAPICO's decision to sell 35,973 shares of AMETEK was revealed in a Form 4 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.

In the current session, the stock is trading at $187.84, after a 1.82% spike. Over the past month, AMETEK Inc. AME stock increased by 2.10%, and in the past year, by 18.05%.

AME's Q2 earnings and revenues exceed estimates, driven by solid growth in both EIG and EMG segments.

AMETEK AME has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 3.58% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.62%. Currently, AMETEK has a market capitalization of $41.63 billion.