Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Boosts Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 7.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 71,608 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,701 shares during the quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $12,959,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of AME. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in AMETEK by 15.2% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 94,662 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $17,130,000 after purchasing an additional 12,467 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 166.5% during the 2nd quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 187,259 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $33,886,000 after buying an additional 117,003 shares during the last quarter. Amundi grew its stake in shares of AMETEK by 266.1% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 1,512,966 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $275,345,000 after acquiring an additional 1,099,748 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in AMETEK in the 2nd quarter worth about $59,008,000. Finally, Epoch Investment Partners Inc. bought a new stake in AMETEK in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,447,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Stock Up 2.5%

AME opened at $200.83 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.04. AMETEK, Inc. has a one year low of $145.02 and a one year high of $204.15. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $191.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $185.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.72.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.13. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.66% and a net margin of 20.50%.The business had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.81 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.66 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. AMETEK has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.900-1.950 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.320-7.370 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Friday, December 5th will be paid a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 5th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.56%.

Insider Activity at AMETEK

In other AMETEK news, CEO David A. Zapico sold 88,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.39, for a total value of $17,282,320.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 348,955 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $68,531,272.45. The trade was a 20.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Ronald J. Oscher sold 26,290 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.05, for a total transaction of $5,259,314.50. Following the sale, the insider owned 40,226 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,047,211.30. This trade represents a 39.52% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on AME. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $235.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Barclays increased their target price on AMETEK from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Truist Financial lifted their price target on AMETEK from $219.00 to $229.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded AMETEK from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $158.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AMETEK currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $213.08.

AMETEK Profile

AMETEK, Inc manufactures and sells electronic instruments and electromechanical devices in the North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, and internationally. The company's EIG segment offers advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial markets; process and analytical instruments for the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, automation, and food and beverage industries; instruments to the laboratory equipment, ultra-precision manufacturing, medical, and test and measurement markets; power quality monitoring and c devices, uninterruptible power supplies, programmable power and electromagnetic compatibility test equipment, and sensors for gas turbines and dashboard instruments; heavy trucks, instrumentation, and controls for the food and beverage industries; and aircraft and engine sensors, power supplies, embedded computing, monitoring, fuel and fluid measurement, and data acquisition systems for aerospace and defense industry.