Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Purchases 2,688 Shares of AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 23.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,048 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,688 shares during the period. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $2,689,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in AMETEK during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its holdings in AMETEK by 129.7% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 170 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. SouthState Corp raised its stake in shares of AMETEK by 47.4% during the second quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 202 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK during the third quarter worth $39,000. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AME. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of AMETEK in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Oppenheimer cut AMETEK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Melius Research set a $235.00 price objective on AMETEK in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $245.00 target price on AMETEK in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of AMETEK from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $243.00.

AMETEK Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of AME stock opened at $234.81 on Thursday. AMETEK, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $145.02 and a fifty-two week high of $242.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.06. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $222.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $202.30. The company has a market cap of $53.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.69, a PEG ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 1.02.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.94 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.55% and a net margin of 20.00%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.87 EPS. AMETEK has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.870-8.070 EPS. Research analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. This is an increase from AMETEK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. AMETEK’s payout ratio is presently 19.38%.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Thomas M. Montgomery sold 6,388 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.05, for a total transaction of $1,309,859.40. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 22,116 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,534,885.80. This represents a 22.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO David A. Zapico sold 28,390 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.76, for a total value of $5,727,966.40. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 49,088 shares of company stock worth $9,930,020. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

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.