Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Acquires 20,946 Shares of AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 703.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,922 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,946 shares during the quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $4,911,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AME. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in AMETEK in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $295,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in AMETEK by 16.1% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 16,784 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,037,000 after acquiring an additional 2,323 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in AMETEK by 65.0% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,946 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $714,000 after acquiring an additional 1,555 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in AMETEK by 38.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 223,227 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $40,392,000 after acquiring an additional 61,672 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its position in AMETEK by 105.3% in the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 158,274 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $28,641,000 after acquiring an additional 81,178 shares in the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at AMETEK

In other AMETEK news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total value of $114,893.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,480 shares in the company, valued at approximately $971,174.40. This represents a 10.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE:AME opened at $224.75 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.03. AMETEK, Inc. has a one year low of $174.43 and a one year high of $243.18. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $225.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $217.40.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.93 billion during 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%.AMETEK’s revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio is 20.54%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AME has been the topic of several analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on AMETEK in a research report on Friday, March 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $253.00 price objective on the stock. KeyCorp upped their price objective on AMETEK from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Robert W. Baird set a $244.00 price target on AMETEK in a report on Friday, May 1st. Oppenheimer cut AMETEK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on AMETEK from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $252.33.

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.