Eisler Capital Management Ltd. Grows Stock Position in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Eisler Capital Management Ltd. grew its stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 23.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 116,934 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 22,068 shares during the quarter. AMETEK accounts for about 0.1% of Eisler Capital Management Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Eisler Capital Management Ltd.’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $21,166,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in AMETEK by 4.2% in the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 7,306 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,258,000 after acquiring an additional 296 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 60.8% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 2,733 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $470,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033 shares in the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of AMETEK by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 5,300 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $912,000 after purchasing an additional 329 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of AMETEK by 26.2% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 42,483 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $7,313,000 after purchasing an additional 8,818 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in AMETEK by 11.1% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 71,556 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $12,318,000 after buying an additional 7,156 shares in the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $185.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Mizuho lifted their price target on AMETEK from $212.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Barclays raised their price objective on AMETEK from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on AMETEK from $198.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AMETEK presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $211.00.

AMETEK Price Performance

NYSE:AME opened at $195.21 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $189.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $183.97. AMETEK, Inc. has a 12 month low of $145.02 and a 12 month high of $204.15. The firm has a market cap of $44.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.13. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.53% and a net margin of 20.60%.The firm had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.66 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. AMETEK has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.900-1.950 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.320-7.370 EPS. On average, analysts expect that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 5th will be given a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 5th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio is 19.56%.

Insider Buying and Selling at AMETEK

In related news, insider Ronald J. Oscher sold 26,290 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.05, for a total transaction of $5,259,314.50. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 40,226 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,047,211.30. The trade was a 39.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Profile

AMETEK, Inc manufactures and sells electronic instruments and electromechanical devices in the North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, and internationally. The company's EIG segment offers advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial markets; process and analytical instruments for the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, automation, and food and beverage industries; instruments to the laboratory equipment, ultra-precision manufacturing, medical, and test and measurement markets; power quality monitoring and c devices, uninterruptible power supplies, programmable power and electromagnetic compatibility test equipment, and sensors for gas turbines and dashboard instruments; heavy trucks, instrumentation, and controls for the food and beverage industries; and aircraft and engine sensors, power supplies, embedded computing, monitoring, fuel and fluid measurement, and data acquisition systems for aerospace and defense industry.