AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) Short Interest Update

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 2,419,622 shares, a drop of 14.1% from the January 29th total of 2,816,191 shares. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 1,700,464 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. Based on an average trading volume of 1,700,464 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Melius Research set a $235.00 price target on AMETEK in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $245.00 target price on AMETEK in a report on Thursday, February 5th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of AMETEK in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $243.00.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Thomas M. Montgomery sold 6,388 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.05, for a total value of $1,309,859.40. Following the sale, the vice president owned 22,116 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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 the SEC website. Also, insider Thomas C. Marecic sold 14,310 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.11, for a total transaction of $2,892,194.10. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,607,662.79. This represents a 25.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 49,088 shares of company stock worth $9,930,020. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in AMETEK in the fourth quarter worth $831,372,000. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in shares of AMETEK by 302.9% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,807,664 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $576,441,000 after buying an additional 2,110,818 shares in the last quarter. Amundi raised its stake in AMETEK by 266.1% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 1,512,966 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $275,345,000 after buying an additional 1,099,748 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its holdings in AMETEK by 539.2% during the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,070,555 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $219,796,000 after acquiring an additional 903,061 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in AMETEK by 22.3% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,254,475 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $769,890,000 after acquiring an additional 775,078 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Price Performance

AME opened at $226.16 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $223.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $202.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.79 billion, a PE ratio of 35.34, a P/E/G ratio of 3.35 and a beta of 1.02. AMETEK has a 52 week low of $145.02 and a 52 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.

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

AMETEK Increases Dividend

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

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.