Fieldview Capital Management LLC Grows Position in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Fieldview Capital Management LLC raised its stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 157.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,917 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,623 shares during the period. Fieldview Capital Management LLC’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $1,215,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AME. Norges Bank purchased a new position in AMETEK in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $831,372,000. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its stake in AMETEK by 825.0% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 852,585 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $176,153,000 after purchasing an additional 760,410 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its stake in AMETEK by 35.7% in the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,645,977 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $497,444,000 after purchasing an additional 695,419 shares during the last quarter. Man Group plc increased its stake in AMETEK by 411.8% in the third quarter. Man Group plc now owns 785,020 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $147,584,000 after purchasing an additional 631,649 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP increased its stake in AMETEK by 151.0% in the fourth quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP now owns 900,216 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $184,823,000 after purchasing an additional 541,556 shares during the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AMETEK Price Performance

AME stock opened at $226.97 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $52.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.29, a PEG ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 1.00. AMETEK, Inc. has a twelve month low of $174.43 and a twelve month high of $243.18. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $228.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $220.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.07. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.63% and a net margin of 20.11%.The business had revenue of $1.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.91 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.75 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 anticipate that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.54%.

Insider Buying and Selling at AMETEK

In related news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total transaction of $114,893.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on AME. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of AMETEK from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on AMETEK from $259.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Robert W. Baird set a $244.00 price objective on AMETEK in a report on Friday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on AMETEK from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on AMETEK from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AMETEK has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.33.

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.