AMETEK (NYSE:AME) Upgraded at Melius

Melius upgraded shares of AMETEK (NYSE:AME) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Monday morning, Marketbeat reports. They currently have $235.00 price target on the technology company’s stock.

AME has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Cowen upgraded AMETEK from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of AMETEK from $219.00 to $229.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of AMETEK from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AMETEK currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $223.75.

AMETEK Stock Down 1.4%

AME stock opened at $211.25 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $200.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $189.70. The stock has a market cap of $48.63 billion, a PE ratio of 33.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.04. AMETEK has a fifty-two week low of $145.02 and a fifty-two week high of $214.60.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.50% and a return on equity of 16.66%. AMETEK’s revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.66 earnings per share. AMETEK has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.900-1.950 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.320-7.370 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that AMETEK will post 7.15 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 5th were paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 5th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.56%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO David A. Zapico sold 28,390 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.76, for a total value of $5,727,966.40. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Ronald J. Oscher sold 26,290 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.05, for a total value of $5,259,314.50. Following the sale, the insider owned 40,226 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,047,211.30. The trade was a 39.52% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 163,378 shares of company stock valued at $32,471,654 over the last ninety days. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AMETEK

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in AMETEK in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. raised 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 valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the period. TruNorth Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in AMETEK in the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its position in AMETEK by 129.7% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 170 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. Finally, SouthState Corp increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 47.4% in the 2nd quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 202 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Company 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.