Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan Increases Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan grew its holdings in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 76.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,736 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,914 shares during the period. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $1,383,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 0.7% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,173,705 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $5,108,657,000 after acquiring an additional 176,040 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 1.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,763,684 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,835,573,000 after acquiring an additional 126,381 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 4.9% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,463,518 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $839,141,000 after acquiring an additional 209,043 shares in the last quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 3,820,376 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $784,361,000 after acquiring an additional 36,535 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 35.7% in the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,645,977 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $497,444,000 after acquiring an additional 695,419 shares in the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at AMETEK

In other AMETEK news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total transaction of $114,893.40. Following the sale, the director directly owned 4,480 shares in the company, valued at $971,174.40. This represents a 10.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

AMETEK Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of AME stock opened at $225.84 on Tuesday. AMETEK, Inc. has a 1 year low of $174.43 and a 1 year high of $243.18. 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 stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $225.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $216.44. The company has a market cap of $51.76 billion, a PE ratio of 34.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 1.03.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.07. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.63% and a net margin of 20.11%.The business had revenue of $1.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.91 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.75 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. AMETEK has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.940-8.140 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Research analysts predict that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 target price (up from $265.00) on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Barclays boosted their target price on AMETEK from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Oppenheimer downgraded AMETEK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $271.00 target price on the stock. One investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, AMETEK currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $252.33.

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.