AMETEK, Inc. $AME Shares Sold by National Pension Service

National Pension Service lowered its holdings in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 2.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 306,356 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 6,245 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $62,898,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in AMETEK by 84.3% in the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in AMETEK in the second quarter valued at $25,000. BOKF NA lifted its holdings in AMETEK by 137.7% in the fourth quarter. BOKF NA now owns 145 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the period. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in AMETEK in the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC lifted its holdings in AMETEK by 42.6% in the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 201 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have commented on AME shares. Barclays raised their target price on AMETEK from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Mizuho set a $270.00 target price on AMETEK in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen cut AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price target (up from $265.00) on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Monday, May 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.33.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total transaction 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 trade represents a 10.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of AME stock opened at $226.13 on Friday. AMETEK, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $174.43 and a fifty-two week high of $243.18. The stock has a market cap of $51.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.16, a P/E/G ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $226.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $218.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.91 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.63% and a net margin of 20.11%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last 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. On average, analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.54%.

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.