Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Purchases 4,200 Shares of AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund grew its stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 12.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,073 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,200 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $7,817,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of AME. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK during the second quarter valued at about $25,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 84.3% during the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. BOKF NA increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 137.7% during the fourth quarter. BOKF NA now owns 145 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK during the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 42.6% during the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 201 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 target price (up from $265.00) on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Mizuho set a $270.00 target price on AMETEK in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen lowered AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on AMETEK from $259.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on AMETEK from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, AMETEK has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.33.

AMETEK Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of AME stock opened at $227.01 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $227.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $219.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.29, a PEG ratio of 3.18 and a beta of 1.00. AMETEK, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $174.43 and a fifty-two week high of $243.18.

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

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.54%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $971,174.40. This trade represents a 10.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

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.