Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Has $4.97 Million Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 32.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 26,424 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,493 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $4,968,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AME. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in AMETEK during the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 628.6% during 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 during the period. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its stake in AMETEK by 129.7% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 170 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new position in AMETEK in the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. Finally, SouthState Corp lifted its position in AMETEK by 47.4% during the 2nd quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 202 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AMETEK Price Performance

Shares of AME stock opened at $210.59 on Friday. AMETEK, Inc. has a 12 month low of $145.02 and a 12 month high of $214.60. The company has a market capitalization of $48.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.04. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $200.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $190.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.81 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.66% and a net margin of 20.50%.AMETEK’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.66 earnings per share. AMETEK has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.900-1.950 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.320-7.370 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 5th were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 5th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.56%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AME has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Truist Financial raised their price target on AMETEK from $219.00 to $229.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays lifted their price target on AMETEK from $205.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen raised AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Melius raised shares of AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $235.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AMETEK currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $223.75.

Insider Buying and Selling at AMETEK

In other AMETEK news, CEO David A. Zapico sold 28,390 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.76, for a total transaction of $5,727,966.40. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Thomas C. Marecic sold 14,310 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.11, for a total value of $2,892,194.10. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 42,589 shares in the company, valued at $8,607,662.79. The trade was a 25.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 163,378 shares of company stock valued at $32,471,654 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

About AMETEK

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.