Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. Has $5.66 Million Stock Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. lowered its position in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 8.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 30,124 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 2,684 shares during the period. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $5,663,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,663 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $313,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. SouthState Corp raised its holdings in AMETEK by 47.4% in the 2nd quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 202 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the period. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in AMETEK by 3.9% during the first quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,784 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $307,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of AMETEK by 3.0% in the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,335 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $423,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC increased its position in AMETEK by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,645 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $309,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AME. TD Cowen upgraded shares of AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $180.00 to $230.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 23rd. 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 report on Friday, October 31st. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on AMETEK from $198.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Truist Financial upped their price target on AMETEK from $219.00 to $229.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, AMETEK has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $216.55.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Ronald J. Oscher sold 26,290 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the insider owned 40,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,047,211.30. This trade represents a 39.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO David A. Zapico sold 28,390 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.76, for a total value of $5,727,966.40. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 163,378 shares of company stock valued at $32,471,654. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:AME opened at $208.70 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The stock has a market cap of $48.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.92, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a 50 day moving average of $197.30 and a 200-day moving average of $188.21. AMETEK, Inc. has a one year low of $145.02 and a one year high of $210.14.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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. 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 the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.66 EPS. 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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Friday, December 5th were given a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 5th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.56%.

AMETEK Profile

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.