Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac Invests $520,000 in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac bought a new stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,532 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $520,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FUKOKU MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE Co raised its stake in AMETEK by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. FUKOKU MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE Co now owns 1,158 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $238,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund acquired a new position in AMETEK in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,027,000. Moors & Cabot Inc. raised its stake in AMETEK by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 18,482 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,794,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in AMETEK by 17.3% in the 4th quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 9,876 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,028,000 after buying an additional 1,460 shares during the period. Finally, Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in AMETEK by 72.3% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 4,824 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $990,000 after buying an additional 2,024 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AMETEK news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total value of $114,893.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,480 shares in the company, valued at $971,174.40. This represents a 10.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AME has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird set a $244.00 price target on AMETEK in a report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on AMETEK from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Barclays lifted their price target on AMETEK from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Mizuho set a $270.00 price target on AMETEK in a report on Friday, May 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $252.33.

AMETEK Stock Up 0.3%

NYSE AME opened at $226.13 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $51.83 billion, a PE ratio of 34.16, a P/E/G ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 1.03. AMETEK, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $174.43 and a fifty-two week high of $243.18. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $226.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $218.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.91 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.63% and a net margin of 20.11%.AMETEK’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders 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 yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date 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.