AMETEK, Inc. $AME Shares Sold by Corient Private Wealth LLC

Corient Private Wealth LLC cut its position in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 9.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 163,247 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 17,055 shares during the quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC owned approximately 0.07% of AMETEK worth $29,541,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in AMETEK by 11.7% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 16,997 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,077,000 after acquiring an additional 1,775 shares during the last quarter. Total Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of AMETEK in the second quarter valued at $126,000. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its stake in AMETEK by 2.1% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 19,809 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,585,000 after purchasing an additional 415 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in AMETEK by 1.1% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 175,554 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,768,000 after buying an additional 1,914 shares during the period. Finally, Neuberger Berman Group LLC boosted its stake in AMETEK by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 827,702 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $149,781,000 after buying an additional 17,603 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of AMETEK stock opened at $201.71 on Wednesday. AMETEK, Inc. has a twelve month low of $145.02 and a twelve month high of $204.43. The stock has a market cap of $46.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $193.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $186.47.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.13. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.66% and a net margin of 20.50%.The company had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.81 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.66 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. AMETEK has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.900-1.950 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.320-7.370 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 5th will be given a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 5th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.56%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Thomas C. Marecic sold 14,310 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.11, for a total transaction of $2,892,194.10. Following the sale, the insider owned 42,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,607,662.79. The trade was a 25.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Ronald J. Oscher sold 26,290 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The shares were 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 directly owned 40,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,047,211.30. The trade was a 39.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 156,990 shares of company stock worth $31,161,795 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on AME shares. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $205.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. DA Davidson upped their price target on shares of AMETEK from $235.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on AMETEK from $212.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $212.00.

About AMETEK

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.