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

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC grew its holdings in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 23.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor 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 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in AMETEK during the 2nd quarter valued at about $650,613,000. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 266.1% in the second quarter. Amundi now owns 1,512,966 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $275,345,000 after purchasing an additional 1,099,748 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of AMETEK by 22.3% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,254,475 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $769,890,000 after buying an additional 775,078 shares during the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new stake in AMETEK during the third quarter worth $118,311,000. Finally, EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. raised its position in AMETEK by 24.4% in the 2nd quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. now owns 2,926,530 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $529,585,000 after buying an additional 573,191 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AME has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $257.00 price objective on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $198.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their target price on AMETEK from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. One equities research 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $243.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at AMETEK

In other AMETEK news, insider Thomas C. Marecic sold 14,310 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 42,589 shares in the company, valued at $8,607,662.79. This trade represents a 25.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale 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 business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.76, for a total transaction of $5,727,966.40. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 49,088 shares of company stock worth $9,930,020 over the last ninety days. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

AMETEK Stock Performance

NYSE AME opened at $234.81 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $53.77 billion, a PE ratio of 36.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 1.02. 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, Inc. has a 52-week low of $145.02 and a 52-week high of $242.05. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $222.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $202.30.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its 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. The firm had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.94 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.00% and a return on equity of 16.55%. The company’s revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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. On average, research analysts predict that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Increases Dividend

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

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.