AMETEK (NYSE:AME) Given New $230.00 Price Target at Mizuho

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) had its price objective boosted by Mizuho from $225.00 to $230.00 in a research note released on Monday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has an outperform rating on the technology company’s stock.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Cowen raised AMETEK from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on AMETEK from $198.00 to $204.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Truist Financial lifted their target price on AMETEK from $219.00 to $229.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of AMETEK from $212.00 to $229.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $222.08.

AMETEK Stock Performance

AME stock opened at $211.31 on Monday. AMETEK has a 1-year low of $145.02 and a 1-year high of $212.64. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $199.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $189.28. The company has a market capitalization of $48.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.33, a PEG ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 1.04. 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 posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.13. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.50% and a return on equity of 16.66%. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.66 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that AMETEK will post 7.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AMETEK news, CEO David A. Zapico sold 28,390 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.76, for a total transaction of $5,727,966.40. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Thomas C. Marecic sold 14,310 shares of the company’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 transaction of $2,892,194.10. Following the transaction, the insider owned 42,589 shares in the company, valued at $8,607,662.79. The trade was a 25.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 163,378 shares of company stock worth $32,471,654 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AMETEK

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AME. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in AMETEK by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,766 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $520,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Biltmore Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of AMETEK by 1.1% in the third quarter. Biltmore Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,771 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $897,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 3.2% during the third quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,735 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $326,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Cim LLC boosted its position in AMETEK by 0.7% in the third quarter. Cim LLC now owns 7,645 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,437,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighPoint Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in AMETEK by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 2,070 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $389,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. 87.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AMETEK Company 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.