Alps Advisors Inc. Has $2.61 Million Stock Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Alps Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 60.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 13,900 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,226 shares during the quarter. Alps Advisors Inc.’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $2,613,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AME. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in AMETEK in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of AMETEK in the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its position in AMETEK by 129.7% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 170 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. SouthState Corp increased its stake in AMETEK by 47.4% during the 2nd quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 202 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in AMETEK during the third quarter worth $39,000. 87.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on AME shares. Melius Research set a $235.00 target price on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Oppenheimer lowered AMETEK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price target on AMETEK from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. One equities research 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. According to MarketBeat, AMETEK currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $243.00.

AMETEK Stock Down 0.1%

AME stock opened at $233.13 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $53.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.43, a P/E/G ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $212.47 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $196.65. AMETEK, Inc. has a 1-year low of $145.02 and a 1-year high of $235.73.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.07. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.55% and a net margin of 20.00%.The company had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.94 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.87 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. AMETEK has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.870-8.070 EPS. Analysts expect that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at AMETEK

In related news, CEO David A. Zapico sold 28,390 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.76, for a total value of $5,727,966.40. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Thomas C. Marecic sold 14,310 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 42,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,607,662.79. This trade represents a 25.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 137,088 shares of company stock worth $27,212,340 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

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.