Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. Purchases Shares of 25,672 AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. purchased a new stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 25,672 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,276,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in AMETEK by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,173,705 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $5,108,657,000 after acquiring an additional 176,040 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of AMETEK by 1.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,763,684 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,835,573,000 after buying an additional 126,381 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of AMETEK by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,891,236 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,204,722,000 after buying an additional 37,651 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of AMETEK by 4.9% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,463,518 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $839,141,000 after buying an additional 209,043 shares during the period. Finally, Flossbach Von Storch SE increased its position in shares of AMETEK by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 3,820,376 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $784,361,000 after buying an additional 36,535 shares during the period. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at AMETEK

In other AMETEK news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total value of $114,893.40. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,480 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $971,174.40. This trade represents a 10.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on AME shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Robert W. Baird set a $244.00 price objective on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 price objective (up from $265.00) on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $252.33.

AMETEK Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE AME opened at $223.16 on Tuesday. AMETEK, Inc. has a 12-month low of $174.43 and a 12-month high of $243.18. The firm has a market cap of $51.15 billion, a PE ratio of 33.71, a P/E/G ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $226.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $218.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.07. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.11% and a return on equity of 16.63%. The firm had revenue of $1.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.91 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.75 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue 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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.54%.

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.