Hikari Power Ltd Buys 440 Shares of AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Hikari Power Ltd increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 2.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 17,820 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 440 shares during the quarter. Hikari Power Ltd’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $3,225,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bares Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in AMETEK during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. increased its stake in AMETEK by 628.6% during the 2nd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 153 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in AMETEK during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in AMETEK by 57.7% during the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 194 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in AMETEK during the 1st quarter worth approximately $42,000. 87.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Truist Financial increased their target price on AMETEK from $219.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. 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. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of AMETEK from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of AMETEK from $185.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Melius cut shares of AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $192.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $207.42.

AMETEK Trading Down 1.2%

NYSE AME opened at $186.96 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $43.18 billion, a PE ratio of 30.11, a PEG ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. AMETEK, Inc. has a 12 month low of $145.02 and a 12 month high of $198.33. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $186.02 and a 200-day moving average of $179.63.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The technology company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.78 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.74 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.53% and a net margin of 20.60%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.66 EPS. AMETEK has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.060-7.200 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.97%.

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.