Westfield Capital Management Co. LP Has $184.82 Million Stock Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP increased its holdings in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 151.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 900,216 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 541,556 shares during the period. AMETEK makes up 0.8% of Westfield Capital Management Co. LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest position. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $184,823,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in AMETEK by 0.7% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,173,705 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,108,657,000 after purchasing an additional 176,040 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in AMETEK by 1.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,763,684 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,835,573,000 after purchasing an additional 126,381 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in AMETEK by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,891,236 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,204,722,000 after purchasing an additional 37,651 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in AMETEK by 4.9% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,463,518 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $839,141,000 after purchasing an additional 209,043 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in AMETEK in the fourth quarter worth about $831,372,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at AMETEK

In related news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total value of $114,893.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,480 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $971,174.40. This trade represents a 10.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on AME shares. Mizuho set a $270.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $259.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Robert W. Baird set a $244.00 price objective on shares of AMETEK in a report on Friday, May 1st. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $252.33.

AMETEK Stock Performance

Shares of AMETEK stock opened at $228.91 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The firm has a market cap of $52.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.58, a P/E/G ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $227.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $219.12. AMETEK, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $174.43 and a fifty-two week high of $243.18.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.91 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.11% and a return on equity of 16.63%. AMETEK’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.75 earnings per share. AMETEK has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.940-8.140 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.54%.

AMETEK 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.