Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA Has $26.15 Million Stock Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 3.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 144,508 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,291 shares during the period. AMETEK makes up about 1.6% of Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest position. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $26,150,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in AME. Bares Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in AMETEK during the first quarter worth about $26,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 628.6% in the 2nd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 153 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 57.7% during the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 194 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. AdvisorShares Investments LLC acquired a new stake in AMETEK in the 2nd quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in AMETEK in the first quarter valued at $42,000. Institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AME has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of AMETEK from $212.00 to $229.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Melius Research raised shares of AMETEK to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. TD Cowen raised AMETEK from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $158.00 to $180.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, DA Davidson raised their price target on AMETEK from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $211.00.

AMETEK Price Performance

Shares of AME stock opened at $198.50 on Tuesday. AMETEK, Inc. has a 1 year low of $145.02 and a 1 year high of $204.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $186.99 and its 200-day moving average is $181.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $45.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.97, a PEG ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.11.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.13. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.60% and a return on equity of 16.53%. The firm had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.81 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.66 EPS. AMETEK’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. Sell-side analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio is 19.56%.

Insider Transactions at AMETEK

In related news, insider Ronald J. Oscher sold 26,290 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.05, for a total value of $5,259,314.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 40,226 shares in the company, valued at $8,047,211.30. This trade represents a 39.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.