AMETEK, Inc. $AME Shares Acquired by Royal London Asset Management Ltd.

Royal London Asset Management Ltd. grew its position in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 4.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 538,103 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,427 shares during the period. Royal London Asset Management Ltd.’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $110,478,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of AME. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK in the fourth quarter worth about $831,372,000. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its position in shares of AMETEK by 825.0% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 852,585 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $176,153,000 after acquiring an additional 760,410 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of AMETEK by 35.7% in the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,645,977 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $497,444,000 after acquiring an additional 695,419 shares during the period. Man Group plc raised its position in shares of AMETEK by 411.8% in the third quarter. Man Group plc now owns 785,020 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $147,584,000 after acquiring an additional 631,649 shares during the period. Finally, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP raised its position in shares of AMETEK by 151.0% during the 4th quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP now owns 900,216 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $184,823,000 after purchasing an additional 541,556 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at AMETEK

In other news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director directly owned 4,480 shares in the company, valued at approximately $971,174.40. This trade represents a 10.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AME has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Mizuho set a $270.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Friday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of AMETEK in a report on Friday, March 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $253.00 price objective for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $259.00 to $260.00 and gave the company 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of AMETEK from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, AMETEK presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.33.

AMETEK Stock Performance

AMETEK stock opened at $226.97 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $52.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 1.00. AMETEK, Inc. has a 1-year low of $174.43 and a 1-year high of $243.18. 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 50 day simple moving average of $228.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $220.38.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.93 billion for 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%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.75 EPS. AMETEK has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.940-8.140 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, analysts expect that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

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