Aquatic Capital Management LLC Sells 52,126 Shares of AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Aquatic Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 64.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,356 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 52,126 shares during the period. Aquatic Capital Management LLC’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $5,331,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in shares of AMETEK by 0.9% in the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 285,073 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $53,594,000 after acquiring an additional 2,511 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its position in shares of AMETEK by 35.4% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 47,414 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $8,914,000 after acquiring an additional 12,392 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in AMETEK by 35.7% in the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,645,977 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $497,444,000 after buying an additional 695,419 shares during the period. SummitTX Capital L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of AMETEK in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $841,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of AMETEK by 37.8% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 904,034 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $169,588,000 after purchasing an additional 247,922 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Thomas M. Montgomery sold 6,388 shares of the firm’s 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 completion of the sale, the vice president owned 22,116 shares in the company, valued at $4,534,885.80. This trade represents a 22.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on AME shares. Melius Research set a $235.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a report on Monday, January 5th. Barclays upped their price objective on AMETEK from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 22nd. Oppenheimer cut shares of AMETEK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $245.00 target price on AMETEK in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. One 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, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $244.82.

AMETEK Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSE AME opened at $214.53 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $49.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 1.02. 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 52-week low of $145.02 and a 52-week high of $242.05. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $224.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $204.43.

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

AMETEK Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. This is a boost from AMETEK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. 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.