Cooper Financial Group Has $205,000 Stock Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Cooper Financial Group decreased its stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 72.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,092 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 2,820 shares during the quarter. Cooper Financial Group’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $205,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in AMETEK during the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Bares Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of AMETEK in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 628.6% in the 2nd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 153 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its position in AMETEK by 129.7% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 170 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SouthState Corp grew its position in AMETEK by 47.4% during the 2nd quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 202 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Ronald J. Oscher sold 26,290 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the insider owned 40,226 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,047,211.30. This represents a 39.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Thomas C. Marecic sold 14,310 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.11, for a total value of $2,892,194.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,589 shares in the company, valued at $8,607,662.79. The trade was a 25.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 156,990 shares of company stock worth $31,161,795. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on AME. DA Davidson raised their target price on AMETEK from $235.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on AMETEK from $219.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen raised AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of AMETEK from $212.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $212.00.

AMETEK Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of AMETEK stock opened at $203.25 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $46.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.04. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $194.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $186.86. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52-week low of $145.02 and a 52-week high of $204.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.72.

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

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Friday, December 5th were paid a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 5th. AMETEK’s payout ratio is presently 19.56%.

About AMETEK

AMETEK, Inc is a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices that serves a broad range of industries. Headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, the company designs and produces precision instruments, electronic measurement devices, specialty sensors, and electric motors and motion control systems. Its product portfolio includes analytical and monitoring instruments, calibration equipment, power supplies, embedded electronics, and industrial motors and drives used for critical applications.

The company operates through two primary business platforms — an electronic instruments group focused on analytical, test and measurement and sensor products, and an electromechanical group that supplies motors, actuators, and related power and motion solutions.