** Shares of electronic instruments maker Ametek AME.N
fall 1.4% to $153.93 in early trading hours
** TD Cowen downgrades AME to "market perform" from
"outperform" as it expects co's organic revenue to decrease in
FY24 on declining orders
** Also cuts price target to $160 from $165, representing a
2.5% upside to the stock's last close $156.18
** Nine of 17 brokerages rate the stock "buy", and eight
"hold"; their median PT is $171 - LSEG
** Up to Friday's close, stock had risen 10.5% YTD
(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)
((Aatreyee.Dasgupta@thomsonreuters.com))