Federated Hermes Inc. Boosts Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 323.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,254 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,249 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc.’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $800,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hutchens & Kramer Investment Management Group LLC increased its position in AMETEK by 21.2% during the third quarter. Hutchens & Kramer Investment Management Group LLC now owns 1,643 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 26,892 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,059,000 after buying an additional 1,621 shares during the last quarter. Monte Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of AMETEK by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Monte Financial Group LLC now owns 6,578 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,237,000 after buying an additional 343 shares during the period. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in AMETEK by 6.0% in the third quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 67,301 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $12,653,000 after acquiring an additional 3,788 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. grew its position in AMETEK by 12.3% during the third quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 3,996 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $751,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares during the period. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on AME. Wall Street Zen upgraded AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of AMETEK from $198.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Oppenheimer downgraded shares of AMETEK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Mizuho set a $235.00 target price on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $243.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO David A. Zapico sold 88,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.39, for a total transaction of $17,282,320.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 348,955 shares in the company, valued at approximately $68,531,272.45. This represents a 20.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Thomas C. Marecic sold 14,310 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.11, for a total transaction of $2,892,194.10. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 42,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,607,662.79. The trade was a 25.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 137,088 shares of company stock worth $27,212,340. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

AMETEK Trading Up 1.0%

NYSE AME opened at $232.11 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $53.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.27, a PEG ratio of 3.28 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $211.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $195.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52 week low of $145.02 and a 52 week high of $234.56.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.07. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.00% and a return on equity of 16.55%. The business had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.87 EPS. The business’s 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. Equities research analysts predict that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About AMETEK

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.