Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Grows Position in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 0.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,364,232 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,598 shares during the quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. owned 0.59% of AMETEK worth $246,871,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in AME. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in AMETEK by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 5,300 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $912,000 after purchasing an additional 329 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of AMETEK by 26.2% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 42,483 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $7,313,000 after buying an additional 8,818 shares during the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 48.6% in the first quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,878 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,356,000 after acquiring an additional 2,578 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc increased its position in shares of AMETEK by 1.7% during the first quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 107,004 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $18,420,000 after acquiring an additional 1,741 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its holdings in AMETEK by 34.7% during the first quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 119,783 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $20,619,000 after acquiring an additional 30,885 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AMETEK news, insider Ronald J. Oscher sold 26,290 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.05, for a total transaction of $5,259,314.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 40,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,047,211.30. The trade was a 39.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AME. DA Davidson raised their target price on AMETEK from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $212.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. TD Cowen raised shares of AMETEK from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their target price for the company from $158.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of AMETEK from $185.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on AMETEK from $198.00 to $204.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AMETEK has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $211.00.

AMETEK Stock Performance

NYSE AME opened at $197.00 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $189.47 and its 200-day moving average is $184.41. The firm has a market cap of $45.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.12. AMETEK, Inc. has a 12-month low of $145.02 and a 12-month high of $204.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.60% and a return on equity of 16.53%. AMETEK’s revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.66 EPS. AMETEK has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.900-1.950 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.320-7.370 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Friday, December 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 5th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio is 19.56%.

AMETEK Profile

AMETEK, Inc manufactures and sells electronic instruments and electromechanical devices in the North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, and internationally. The company's EIG segment offers advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial markets; process and analytical instruments for the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, automation, and food and beverage industries; instruments to the laboratory equipment, ultra-precision manufacturing, medical, and test and measurement markets; power quality monitoring and c devices, uninterruptible power supplies, programmable power and electromagnetic compatibility test equipment, and sensors for gas turbines and dashboard instruments; heavy trucks, instrumentation, and controls for the food and beverage industries; and aircraft and engine sensors, power supplies, embedded computing, monitoring, fuel and fluid measurement, and data acquisition systems for aerospace and defense industry.