CCLA Investment Management Buys 12,907 Shares of AMETEK, Inc. $AME

CCLA Investment Management lifted its stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 5.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 271,560 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,907 shares during the quarter. CCLA Investment Management owned 0.12% of AMETEK worth $55,745,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in AMETEK by 0.7% during the 3rd 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 increased its holdings in AMETEK by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,763,684 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,835,573,000 after acquiring an additional 126,381 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in AMETEK by 4.9% in the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. increased its stake in AMETEK by 24.4% in the 2nd 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. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its stake in AMETEK by 35.7% in the 3rd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,645,977 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $497,444,000 after acquiring an additional 695,419 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Barclays upped their target price on AMETEK from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Melius Research set a $235.00 target price on AMETEK in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Truist Financial set a $265.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. KeyCorp increased their price target on shares of AMETEK from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AMETEK currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $244.67.

Insider Transactions at AMETEK

In related news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was 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 $971,174.40. This trade represents a 10.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

AMETEK Price Performance

AME stock opened at $230.52 on Thursday. 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 $148.30 and a 52 week high of $242.05. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $224.72 and its 200 day moving average is $207.62. The firm has a market cap of $52.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.02, a P/E/G ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.04.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.07. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.55% and a net margin of 20.00%.The business had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.87 EPS. AMETEK’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. Research analysts predict 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 was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th were given a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 16th. This is a positive change from AMETEK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio is 21.25%.

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.