Schroder Investment Management Group Has $7.29 Million Stock Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Schroder Investment Management Group trimmed its stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 41.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 40,305 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 28,455 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $7,294,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. KBC Group NV raised its stake in AMETEK by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 289,634 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $52,412,000 after buying an additional 9,063 shares during the period. FORA Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 103.5% during the first quarter. FORA Capital LLC now owns 5,314 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $915,000 after acquiring an additional 2,703 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC raised its position in shares of AMETEK by 462.4% during the first quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 70,256 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $12,094,000 after purchasing an additional 57,763 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 5.8% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 559,782 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $96,361,000 after purchasing an additional 30,717 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 77.6% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 13,660 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,351,000 after purchasing an additional 5,967 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at AMETEK

In related news, insider Ronald J. Oscher sold 26,290 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 40,226 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,047,211.30. This represents a 39.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO David A. Zapico sold 88,000 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.39, for a total transaction of $17,282,320.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 348,955 shares in the company, valued at approximately $68,531,272.45. This represents a 20.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AME has been the topic of several research reports. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $205.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of AMETEK from $198.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Barclays raised their price target on shares of AMETEK from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Wall Street Zen raised AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on AMETEK from $212.00 to $229.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $211.00.

AMETEK Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of AME stock opened at $199.27 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.16. The company has a market capitalization of $45.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.43, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.04. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52-week low of $145.02 and a 52-week high of $204.15. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $190.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.18.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.66% and a net margin of 20.50%.The company’s revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.66 EPS. AMETEK has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.900-1.950 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.320-7.370 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

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

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.