Insider Selling: AMETEK (NYSE:AME) Director Sells 530 Shares of Stock

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) Director Thomas Amato sold 530 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total transaction of $114,893.40. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,480 shares in the company, valued at approximately $971,174.40. This represents a 10.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

AMETEK Trading Down 0.6%

AMETEK stock traded down $1.39 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $215.60. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,280,840 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,421,928. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $225.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $205.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.67. AMETEK, Inc. has a 12 month low of $145.02 and a 12 month high of $242.05. The stock has a market cap of $49.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 1.02.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.94 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.87 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be issued a $0.34 dividend. This is a boost from AMETEK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. AMETEK’s payout ratio is 21.25%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AME has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $257.00 target price on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Oppenheimer downgraded AMETEK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 target price on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of AMETEK from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on AMETEK from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $244.82.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AME. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in AMETEK during the second quarter valued at $295,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in AMETEK by 0.8% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,364,232 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $246,871,000 after purchasing an additional 10,598 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its position in AMETEK by 2.1% in the second quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,715 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,034,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of AMETEK by 10.0% in the second quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 3,016 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $546,000 after buying an additional 274 shares during the period. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of AMETEK by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 16,115 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,916,000 after acquiring an additional 412 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Company 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.