2,532 Shares in AMETEK, Inc. $AME Purchased by Caerus Investment Advisors LLC

Caerus Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 2,532 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $476,000.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of AMETEK by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,173,705 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,108,657,000 after buying an additional 176,040 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in AMETEK by 1.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,763,684 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,835,573,000 after buying an additional 126,381 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in AMETEK by 4.9% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,463,518 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $839,141,000 after acquiring an additional 209,043 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of AMETEK in the second quarter worth $650,613,000. Finally, EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of AMETEK by 24.4% in the second quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. now owns 2,926,530 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $529,585,000 after acquiring an additional 573,191 shares during the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on AME shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 22nd. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of AMETEK from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Mizuho set a $235.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $244.82.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AMETEK news, VP Thomas M. Montgomery sold 6,388 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.05, for a total value 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 represents a 22.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

AMETEK Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of AME stock opened at $212.47 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. AMETEK, Inc. has a 12 month low of $145.02 and a 12 month high of $242.05. The stock has a market cap of $48.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.20, a P/E/G ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $224.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $204.70.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.94 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.00% and a return on equity of 16.55%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.87 EPS. 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, research analysts expect that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This is a boost from AMETEK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.25%.

AMETEK 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.