AMETEK, Inc. $AME Shares Acquired by Andra AP fonden

Andra AP fonden lifted its holdings in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 65.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 70,000 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,600 shares during the period. Andra AP fonden’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $13,160,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 176,040 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in AMETEK by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,637,303 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,743,966,000 after acquiring an additional 126,105 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in AMETEK by 1.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,794,236 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,044,009,000 after acquiring an additional 104,139 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in AMETEK by 22.3% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,254,475 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $769,890,000 after purchasing an additional 775,078 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flossbach Von Storch SE grew its position in shares of AMETEK by 0.4% in the second quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 3,785,676 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $685,056,000 after purchasing an additional 15,610 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AMETEK news, CEO David A. Zapico sold 28,390 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.76, for a total value of $5,727,966.40. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Thomas M. Montgomery sold 6,388 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were 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 directly owned 22,116 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,534,885.80. The trade was a 22.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 49,088 shares of company stock valued at $9,930,020 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of AMETEK stock opened at $238.73 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $220.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $201.07. The stock has a market cap of $54.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.30, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.03. AMETEK, Inc. has a 12-month low of $145.02 and a 12-month high of $239.94.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. During the same period last year, the business 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. This is a boost from AMETEK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.38%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on AME. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of AMETEK from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Melius Research set a $235.00 target price on AMETEK in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Oppenheimer lowered AMETEK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of AMETEK in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $243.00.

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.