Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Buys 3,384 Shares of AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise increased its stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 924.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,750 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,384 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $804,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in AMETEK by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 268,096 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $50,402,000 after acquiring an additional 8,101 shares during the last quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd bought a new stake in AMETEK in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,653,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in shares of AMETEK by 10.9% during the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 959,937 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $197,085,000 after purchasing an additional 94,544 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 6.2% in the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 487,238 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $101,901,000 after purchasing an additional 28,621 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MAI Capital Management increased its stake in shares of AMETEK by 33.8% in the third quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 18,403 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,460,000 after buying an additional 4,648 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on AME shares. Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price target (up from $265.00) on shares of AMETEK in a report on Monday, May 4th. Robert W. Baird set a $244.00 target price on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of AMETEK from $259.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Friday, March 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $253.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $253.57.

AMETEK Stock Performance

Shares of AME stock opened at $237.65 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $230.68 and a 200-day moving average price of $223.07. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52 week low of $174.43 and a 52 week high of $244.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.47 billion, a PE ratio of 35.90, a P/E/G ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 1.00. 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 posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.07. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.63% and a net margin of 20.11%.The company had revenue of $1.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.91 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.75 earnings per share. AMETEK’s revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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 research analysts expect that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

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

AMETEK 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.