Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA Has $143.46 Million Stock Position in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA raised its stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 11.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 698,761 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 69,445 shares during the quarter. AMETEK comprises approximately 1.6% of Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA owned 0.30% of AMETEK worth $143,463,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in AME. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 0.7% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,173,705 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,108,657,000 after acquiring an additional 176,040 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its stake in AMETEK by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,763,684 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,835,573,000 after purchasing an additional 126,381 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in AMETEK by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,463,518 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $839,141,000 after purchasing an additional 209,043 shares in the last quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of AMETEK by 24.4% in the 2nd quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. now owns 2,926,530 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $529,585,000 after purchasing an additional 573,191 shares during the period. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of AMETEK by 35.7% in the 3rd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,645,977 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $497,444,000 after purchasing an additional 695,419 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at AMETEK

In related news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total transaction of $114,893.40. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,480 shares in the company, valued at approximately $971,174.40. The trade was a 10.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on AME shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $257.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of AMETEK from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $245.00 to $235.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $244.67.

AMETEK Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AME opened at $218.84 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The business has a 50-day moving average of $224.78 and a 200-day moving average of $206.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $50.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.19, a PEG ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.02. AMETEK, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $145.02 and a fifty-two week high of $242.05.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.94 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.55% and a net margin of 20.00%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $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, sell-side analysts predict that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th were paid a $0.34 dividend. This is a boost 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 of this dividend was Monday, March 16th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.25%.

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.