GAMMA Investing LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

GAMMA Investing LLC trimmed its stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 3.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,434 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 220 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $983,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Bares Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in AMETEK during the first quarter worth $26,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK during the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of AMETEK by 57.7% in the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 194 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new stake in AMETEK in the 1st quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC purchased a new position in AMETEK during the 1st quarter valued at about $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Stock Down 1.0%

AME opened at $186.56 on Wednesday. AMETEK, Inc. has a 1 year low of $145.02 and a 1 year high of $198.33. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $184.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $177.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.63. The company has a market cap of $43.09 billion, a PE ratio of 30.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.10.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The technology company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.09. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.60% and a return on equity of 16.53%. The firm had revenue of $1.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.74 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.66 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. AMETEK has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.060-7.200 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.97%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on AME shares. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on AMETEK from $190.00 to $198.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. KeyCorp upped their price objective on AMETEK from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Melius Research upgraded AMETEK to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of AMETEK from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, TD Cowen raised shares of AMETEK from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $158.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.00.

AMETEK Profile

AMETEK, Inc manufactures and sells electronic instruments and electromechanical devices in the North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, and internationally. The company's EIG segment offers advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial markets; process and analytical instruments for the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, automation, and food and beverage industries; instruments to the laboratory equipment, ultra-precision manufacturing, medical, and test and measurement markets; power quality monitoring and c devices, uninterruptible power supplies, programmable power and electromagnetic compatibility test equipment, and sensors for gas turbines and dashboard instruments; heavy trucks, instrumentation, and controls for the food and beverage industries; and aircraft and engine sensors, power supplies, embedded computing, monitoring, fuel and fluid measurement, and data acquisition systems for aerospace and defense industry.