Callan Family Office LLC Invests $1.12 Million in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Callan Family Office LLC bought a new stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 4,613 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,116,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of AMETEK during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. MV Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in AMETEK in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. grew its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 878.6% in the 1st quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 137 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BOKF NA increased its stake in AMETEK by 137.7% in the 4th quarter. BOKF NA now owns 145 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at AMETEK

In other news, insider David F. Hermance sold 6,608 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.00, for a total value of $1,678,432.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,509 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,797,286. The trade was a 13.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.54% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price target on AMETEK from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Seaport Research Partners restated a “buy” rating and issued a $290.00 price objective on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on AMETEK from $303.00 to $316.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, AMETEK presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $266.80.

AMETEK Price Performance

NYSE:AME opened at $242.30 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $55.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.42, a PEG ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.21. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52 week low of $179.24 and a 52 week high of $261.16. The company has a 50-day moving average of $241.14 and a 200-day moving average of $232.11.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The technology company reported $2.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.99 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $2.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.95 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.93% and a net margin of 20.04%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.78 earnings per share. AMETEK has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.080-2.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.200-8.300 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. AMETEK’s payout ratio is 19.88%.

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.