Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Takes Position in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 2,325 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $437,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of AME. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of AMETEK during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in AMETEK in the third quarter worth $31,000. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in AMETEK during the third quarter worth $39,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its position in AMETEK by 4,420.0% during the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 226 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 221 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of AMETEK by 100.0% in the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 224 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the period. 87.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Melius Research set a $235.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Oppenheimer downgraded shares of AMETEK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. KeyCorp upped their target price on AMETEK from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on AMETEK from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. They set a “buy” rating and a $271.00 price objective for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $244.82.

Insider Transactions at AMETEK

In other news, 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 value of $2,892,194.10. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 42,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,607,662.79. This represents a 25.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Thomas M. Montgomery sold 6,388 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the vice president directly owned 22,116 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,534,885.80. The trade was a 22.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

AMETEK Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:AME opened at $215.38 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $224.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $203.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.06. AMETEK, Inc. has a one year low of $145.02 and a one year high of $242.05. The firm has a market cap of $49.32 billion, a PE ratio of 33.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 1.02.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.55% and a net margin of 20.00%.AMETEK’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share. This is an increase from AMETEK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. AMETEK’s payout ratio is 19.38%.

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.