Boston Trust Walden Corp Reduces Stock Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Boston Trust Walden Corp lowered its holdings in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 5.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 42,000 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 2,410 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $9,003,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of AMETEK by 18.3% during the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 323 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd lifted its stake in shares of AMETEK by 3.4% during the first quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 46,691 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $10,009,000 after buying an additional 1,540 shares during the period. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of AMETEK during the first quarter valued at approximately $341,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. boosted its position in AMETEK by 393.1% during the first quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 143 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC grew its stake in AMETEK by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC now owns 1,187 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $255,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on AME shares. Citigroup initiated coverage on AMETEK in a report on Monday, June 15th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $257.00 price target for the company. Robert W. Baird set a $244.00 price objective on shares of AMETEK in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $265.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $265.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Monday, May 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $255.57.

AMETEK Stock Up 0.0%

AMETEK stock opened at $234.66 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $231.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $224.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.45, a P/E/G ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.99. 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 one year low of $174.43 and a one year high of $244.71.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.07. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.11% and a return on equity of 16.63%. The firm had revenue of $1.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.91 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.75 EPS. AMETEK’s quarterly 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 expect that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio is 20.54%.

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.