AMETEK, Inc. $AME Holdings Lifted by Assenagon Asset Management S.A.

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 213,676 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,363 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $40,171,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. KBC Group NV grew its holdings in AMETEK by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 289,634 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $52,412,000 after acquiring an additional 9,063 shares during the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 103.5% during the first quarter. FORA Capital LLC now owns 5,314 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $915,000 after purchasing an additional 2,703 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of AMETEK by 462.4% during the first quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 70,256 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $12,094,000 after purchasing an additional 57,763 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 5.8% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 559,782 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $96,361,000 after purchasing an additional 30,717 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in AMETEK by 77.6% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 13,660 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,351,000 after purchasing an additional 5,967 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE AME opened at $201.93 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $194.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $186.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.16. The stock has a market cap of $46.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 1.04. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52-week low of $145.02 and a 52-week high of $204.43.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.89 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.66 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. Analysts expect that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

AME has been the subject of several research reports. DA Davidson lifted their target price on AMETEK from $235.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on AMETEK from $205.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of AMETEK from $219.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded shares of AMETEK from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $158.00 to $180.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $212.00.

Insider Activity at AMETEK

In other news, insider Thomas C. Marecic sold 14,310 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.11, for a total value of $2,892,194.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 42,589 shares in the company, valued at $8,607,662.79. This trade represents a 25.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Ronald J. Oscher sold 26,290 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.05, for a total value of $5,259,314.50. Following the sale, the insider owned 40,226 shares in the company, valued at $8,047,211.30. The trade was a 39.52% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 156,990 shares of company stock valued at $31,161,795. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About AMETEK

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.