AMETEK, Inc. $AME Stock Holdings Reduced by Capital World Investors

Capital World Investors lowered its stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 39.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,090,990 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 703,489 shares during the quarter. Capital World Investors’ holdings in AMETEK were worth $223,991,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 3.1% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 268,096 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $50,402,000 after buying an additional 8,101 shares during the last quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of AMETEK in the fourth quarter worth about $1,653,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 10.9% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 959,937 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $197,085,000 after buying an additional 94,544 shares during the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new stake in shares of AMETEK in the third quarter worth about $118,311,000. Finally, MAI Capital Management lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 33.8% during the 3rd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 18,403 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,460,000 after purchasing an additional 4,648 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at AMETEK

In other news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the company’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 value of $114,893.40. Following the sale, the director directly owned 4,480 shares in the company, valued at approximately $971,174.40. This represents a 10.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Barclays boosted their price objective on AMETEK from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen cut AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and set a $265.00 price objective on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 price objective (up from $265.00) on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $244.00 price target on AMETEK in a research note on Friday, May 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.33.

AMETEK Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of AME opened at $225.95 on Tuesday. AMETEK, Inc. has a 12-month low of $174.43 and a 12-month high of $243.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.13, a P/E/G ratio of 3.18 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $227.83 and its 200 day moving average price is $219.62.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.07. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.63% and a net margin of 20.11%.The firm had revenue of $1.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.75 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. AMETEK has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.940-8.140 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.54%.

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.