Atlatl Advisers LLC Has $272,000 Stock Position in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Atlatl Advisers LLC decreased its position in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 17.5% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,505 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 319 shares during the period. Atlatl Advisers LLC’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $272,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bares Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in AMETEK during the first quarter valued at $26,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. boosted its position in AMETEK by 628.6% during the second quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 153 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AMETEK in the first quarter worth about $29,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 57.7% during the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 194 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK during the 1st quarter worth about $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Stock Down 1.2%

NYSE:AME opened at $186.96 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $186.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $179.50. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52-week low of $145.02 and a 52-week high of $198.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.63. The company has a market cap of $43.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.11.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The technology company reported $1.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.09. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.53% and a net margin of 20.60%.The firm had revenue of $1.78 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.74 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.66 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. AMETEK has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.060-7.200 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio is 19.97%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on AME shares. Melius Research raised AMETEK to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on AMETEK from $219.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays assumed coverage on AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $200.00 price objective for the company. KeyCorp boosted their price target on AMETEK from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on AMETEK from $190.00 to $198.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $207.42.

AMETEK Profile

AMETEK, Inc manufactures and sells electronic instruments and electromechanical devices in the North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, and internationally. The company's EIG segment offers advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial markets; process and analytical instruments for the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, automation, and food and beverage industries; instruments to the laboratory equipment, ultra-precision manufacturing, medical, and test and measurement markets; power quality monitoring and c devices, uninterruptible power supplies, programmable power and electromagnetic compatibility test equipment, and sensors for gas turbines and dashboard instruments; heavy trucks, instrumentation, and controls for the food and beverage industries; and aircraft and engine sensors, power supplies, embedded computing, monitoring, fuel and fluid measurement, and data acquisition systems for aerospace and defense industry.