Calder Financial LLC Buys Shares of 3,346 AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Calder Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 3,346 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $687,000. AMETEK accounts for approximately 0.7% of Calder Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest position.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AME. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in AMETEK during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its stake in AMETEK by 84.3% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in AMETEK during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in AMETEK during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in AMETEK during the 3rd quarter valued at about $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Stock Performance

AMETEK stock opened at $234.25 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $225.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $208.78. The company has a market cap of $53.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.67. AMETEK, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $153.73 and a fifty-two week high of $242.05.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2 billion for 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last 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, equities research analysts predict that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS 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 issued 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 was Monday, March 16th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio is 21.25%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AME has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. They set a “buy” rating and a $271.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated 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 report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered shares of AMETEK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AMETEK has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $244.67.

Insider Activity 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 shares were sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total transaction of $114,893.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,480 shares in the company, valued at approximately $971,174.40. This trade represents a 10.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

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.