Inceptionr LLC Makes New Investment in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Inceptionr LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 3,858 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $827,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in AMETEK in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its holdings in AMETEK by 84.3% during the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in AMETEK during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. boosted its position in AMETEK by 878.6% during the first quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 137 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BOKF NA grew its holdings in AMETEK by 137.7% in the fourth quarter. BOKF NA now owns 145 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on AME shares. Barclays lifted their price target on AMETEK from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of AMETEK from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of AMETEK from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Monday, June 15th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $257.00 target price for the company. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $244.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a report on Friday, May 1st. One 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.29.

AMETEK Stock Performance

AMETEK stock opened at $242.10 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.14. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $231.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $227.51. The company has a market capitalization of $55.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.57, a PEG ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.99. AMETEK, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $175.61 and a fifty-two week high of $244.71.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.07. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.63% and a net margin of 20.11%.The company had revenue of $1.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.75 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, analysts anticipate that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

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

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.