J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG Sells 3,446 Shares of AMETEK, Inc. $AME

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG trimmed its stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 74.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,194 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 3,446 shares during the period. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $245,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Amundi boosted its holdings in AMETEK by 266.1% in the second quarter. Amundi now owns 1,512,966 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $275,345,000 after purchasing an additional 1,099,748 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in AMETEK by 825.0% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 852,585 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $176,153,000 after buying an additional 760,410 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 35.7% during the 3rd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,645,977 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $497,444,000 after buying an additional 695,419 shares during the period. Man Group plc boosted its stake in shares of AMETEK by 411.8% in the 3rd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 785,020 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $147,584,000 after buying an additional 631,649 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new stake in shares of AMETEK in the third quarter worth $118,311,000. Institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on AMETEK from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Wall Street Zen upgraded AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 22nd. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Oppenheimer cut shares of AMETEK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of AMETEK from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $244.67.

Insider Transactions at AMETEK

In other AMETEK 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 transaction of $114,893.40. Following the sale, the director owned 4,480 shares in the company, valued at approximately $971,174.40. This trade represents a 10.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Price Performance

NYSE AME opened at $218.19 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $224.65 and its 200 day moving average is $206.76. AMETEK, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $145.02 and a fifty-two week high of $242.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.06. The company has a market capitalization of $49.98 billion, a PE ratio of 34.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.04.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.07. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.55% and a net margin of 20.00%.The business had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.94 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.87 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue 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. Sell-side analysts predict that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th were issued a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. This is a positive change from AMETEK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. AMETEK’s payout ratio is currently 21.25%.

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.