Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. Boosts Stake in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. boosted its holdings in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 165.8% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 13,831 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,627 shares during the quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc.’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $2,503,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bares Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of AMETEK in the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. grew its position in AMETEK by 628.6% during the second quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 153 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the period. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its position in AMETEK by 129.7% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 170 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the period. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in AMETEK by 57.7% in the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 194 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SouthState Corp lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 47.4% during the 2nd quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 202 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the period. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Ronald J. Oscher sold 26,290 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.05, for a total transaction of $5,259,314.50. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 40,226 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,047,211.30. This represents a 39.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AME opened at $196.23 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $187.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $182.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.63 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The company has a market cap of $45.17 billion, a PE ratio of 31.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.12. AMETEK, Inc. has a 12 month low of $145.02 and a 12 month high of $204.15.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.60% and a return on equity of 16.53%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.66 earnings per share. AMETEK has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.900-1.950 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.320-7.370 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 5th will be given a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 5th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. AMETEK’s payout ratio is currently 19.56%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on AME. Melius Research raised AMETEK to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. DA Davidson upped their target price on AMETEK from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Mizuho lifted their price target on AMETEK from $212.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. TD Cowen upgraded shares of AMETEK from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $158.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of AMETEK from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $211.00.

About AMETEK

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.