ABN Amro Investment Solutions Makes New Investment in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

ABN Amro Investment Solutions purchased a new position in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 10,038 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,061,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AME. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 0.7% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,173,705 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,108,657,000 after purchasing an additional 176,040 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in AMETEK by 1.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,763,684 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,835,573,000 after buying an additional 126,381 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in AMETEK by 4.9% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,463,518 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $839,141,000 after buying an additional 209,043 shares in the last quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE increased its stake in AMETEK by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 3,820,376 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $784,361,000 after acquiring an additional 36,535 shares during the period. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in AMETEK by 35.7% in 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 acquiring an additional 695,419 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at AMETEK

In related news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,480 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $971,174.40. This trade represents a 10.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on AME shares. Robert W. Baird set a $244.00 target price on AMETEK in a report on Friday, May 1st. Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 target price (up from $265.00) on shares of AMETEK in a report on Monday, May 4th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Friday, March 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $253.00 target price for the company. Oppenheimer downgraded shares of AMETEK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of AMETEK from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, AMETEK currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $252.33.

AMETEK Price Performance

AME stock opened at $224.75 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $51.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.95, a PEG ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $224.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $217.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.14. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52-week low of $174.43 and a 52-week high of $243.18.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.91 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.11% and a return on equity of 16.63%. AMETEK’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.75 earnings per share. AMETEK has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.940-8.140 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

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 paid 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 of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.54%.

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.