AMETEK, Inc. $AME Shares Purchased by Federated Hermes Inc.

Federated Hermes Inc. raised its position in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 323.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,254 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 3,249 shares during the quarter. Federated Hermes Inc.’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $800,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in AME. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in AMETEK by 1.9% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,997,665 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,885,497,000 after purchasing an additional 513,402 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of AMETEK by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,637,303 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,743,966,000 after buying an additional 126,105 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,794,236 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,044,009,000 after buying an additional 104,139 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of AMETEK by 22.3% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,254,475 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $769,890,000 after buying an additional 775,078 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flossbach Von Storch SE grew its holdings in AMETEK by 0.4% during the second quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 3,785,676 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $685,056,000 after acquiring an additional 15,610 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Thomas M. Montgomery sold 6,388 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.05, for a total transaction of $1,309,859.40. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 22,116 shares in the company, valued at $4,534,885.80. The trade was a 22.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 137,088 shares of company stock valued at $27,212,340 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on AME shares. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of AMETEK from $198.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. They set a “buy” rating and a $271.00 price objective on the stock. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday. Melius Research set a $235.00 price target on AMETEK in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Oppenheimer downgraded AMETEK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $243.00.

AMETEK Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:AME opened at $232.11 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.06. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $211.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $195.67. The stock has a market cap of $53.43 billion, a PE ratio of 36.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.28 and a beta of 1.03. AMETEK, Inc. has a one year low of $145.02 and a one year high of $234.56.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.94 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.55% and a net margin of 20.00%.The business’s revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.87 earnings per share. AMETEK has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.870-8.070 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.