AMETEK, Inc. $AME Shares Purchased by Navera Investment Management Ltd.

Navera Investment Management Ltd. raised its position in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 13.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 918,684 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 109,825 shares during the period. AMETEK makes up 3.3% of Navera Investment Management Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Navera Investment Management Ltd.’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $172,668,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. KBC Group NV grew 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 valued at $52,412,000 after purchasing an additional 9,063 shares in the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. purchased a new position in shares of AMETEK during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,061,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in shares of AMETEK by 3.1% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 213,676 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $40,171,000 after buying an additional 6,363 shares in the last quarter. L. Roy Papp & Associates LLP increased its stake in shares of AMETEK by 17.7% in the third quarter. L. Roy Papp & Associates LLP now owns 43,688 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $8,213,000 after buying an additional 6,582 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Panagora Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in AMETEK by 252.2% during the 2nd quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 547,563 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $99,087,000 after acquiring an additional 392,083 shares during the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on AME shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Cowen upgraded AMETEK from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 23rd. DA Davidson lifted their target price on AMETEK from $235.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Barclays boosted their price target on AMETEK from $205.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $226.55.

AMETEK Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE AME opened at $215.78 on Friday. AMETEK, Inc. has a 12-month low of $145.02 and a 12-month high of $215.85. The company has a market cap of $49.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $202.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $191.27.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its earnings results 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. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.66% and a net margin of 20.50%.The company had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.81 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.66 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. AMETEK has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.900-1.950 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.320-7.370 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other AMETEK news, VP Thomas M. Montgomery sold 6,388 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.05, for a total transaction of $1,309,859.40. Following the sale, the vice president owned 22,116 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,534,885.80. The trade was a 22.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO David A. Zapico sold 28,390 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.76, for a total value of $5,727,966.40. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 163,378 shares of company stock worth $32,471,654 over the last ninety days. 0.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

AMETEK 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.