Captrust Financial Advisors Grows Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Captrust Financial Advisors increased its holdings in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 268,096 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,101 shares during the quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors owned about 0.12% of AMETEK worth $50,402,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of AMETEK during the second quarter valued at approximately $295,000. Creative Planning grew its stake in shares of AMETEK by 20.0% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 35,022 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $6,338,000 after buying an additional 5,826 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of AMETEK by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 42,590 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $7,707,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI bought a new position in AMETEK during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $406,000. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in AMETEK by 4.8% during the second quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 76,647 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $13,870,000 after buying an additional 3,520 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on AME. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $257.00 target price on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Barclays lifted their price target on AMETEK from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Mizuho set a $235.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Melius Research set a $235.00 price objective on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of AMETEK from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $244.82.

AMETEK Stock Down 1.4%

AME stock opened at $212.47 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization 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 debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.67. AMETEK, Inc. has a 1-year low of $145.02 and a 1-year high of $242.05. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $224.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $204.70.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 16.55% and a net margin of 20.00%.The company had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. AMETEK has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.870-8.070 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Increases Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at AMETEK

In related news, 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 transaction of $1,309,859.40. Following the transaction, 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.