Short Interest in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) Decreases By 14.1%

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 2,419,622 shares, a drop of 14.1% from the January 29th total of 2,816,191 shares. Approximately 1.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,700,464 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 1,700,464 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AMETEK news, CEO David A. Zapico sold 28,390 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.76, for a total value of $5,727,966.40. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Thomas C. Marecic sold 14,310 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.11, for a total transaction of $2,892,194.10. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 42,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,607,662.79. The trade was a 25.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 49,088 shares of company stock valued at $9,930,020. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AMETEK

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of AMETEK in the second quarter worth about $25,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 84.3% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of AMETEK during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. BOKF NA raised its position in AMETEK by 137.7% in the 4th quarter. BOKF NA now owns 145 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the period. Finally, NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of AMETEK by 129.7% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 170 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AME has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Mizuho set a $235.00 target price on AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on AMETEK from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on AMETEK from $198.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 target price on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $265.00 price objective on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AMETEK currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $243.00.

AMETEK Price Performance

AMETEK stock traded down $1.98 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $233.27. 972,949 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,347,892. AMETEK has a 12 month low of $145.02 and a 12 month high of $242.05. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $222.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $202.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The firm has a market cap of $53.41 billion, a PE ratio of 36.45, a PEG ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 1.02.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.07. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.55% and a net margin of 20.00%.The company had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.94 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.87 EPS. AMETEK’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. AMETEK has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.870-8.070 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that AMETEK will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This is an increase from AMETEK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. AMETEK’s payout ratio is currently 19.38%.

About AMETEK

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.