2,827 Shares in AMETEK, Inc. $AME Acquired by EntryPoint Capital LLC

Key Points

• EntryPoint Capital LLC has acquired a new position in AMETEK, Inc. by purchasing 2,827 shares valued at approximately $487,000, as reported in their 13F filing with the SEC.
• AMETEK's recent quarterly earnings showed earnings per share of $1.78, outperforming analyst expectations and reflecting a year-over-year revenue increase of 2.5%.
• The company has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.31, which will be paid on September 30th, yielding an annualized return of 0.7%.

EntryPoint Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 2,827 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $487,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AME. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG grew its position in AMETEK by 23.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 183,024 shares of the technology company's stock worth $32,992,000 after acquiring an additional 34,866 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in AMETEK by 300.4% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 19,219 shares of the technology company's stock worth $3,464,000 after acquiring an additional 14,419 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in shares of AMETEK by 51.0% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 95,550 shares of the technology company's stock worth $17,224,000 after buying an additional 32,251 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in shares of AMETEK by 49.2% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 13,362 shares of the technology company's stock worth $2,409,000 after buying an additional 4,404 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury grew its position in shares of AMETEK by 69.1% in the 4th quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 51,000 shares of the technology company's stock worth $9,193,000 after buying an additional 20,832 shares during the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

AMETEK Trading Down 1.1%

NYSE AME opened at $183.1980 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. AMETEK, Inc. has a twelve month low of $145.02 and a twelve month high of $198.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.31 billion, a PE ratio of 29.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.10. The stock's 50 day moving average is $180.81 and its 200 day moving average is $176.97.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The technology company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.09. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.53% and a net margin of 20.60%.The company had revenue of $1.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.74 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.66 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. AMETEK has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.060-7.200 EPS. Research analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. AMETEK's payout ratio is 19.97%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on AME. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on AMETEK from $209.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on AMETEK from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on AMETEK from $190.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on AMETEK from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on AMETEK from $185.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $208.00.

AMETEK Profile

AMETEK, Inc manufactures and sells electronic instruments and electromechanical devices in the North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, and internationally. The company's EIG segment offers advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial markets; process and analytical instruments for the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, automation, and food and beverage industries; instruments to the laboratory equipment, ultra-precision manufacturing, medical, and test and measurement markets; power quality monitoring and c devices, uninterruptible power supplies, programmable power and electromagnetic compatibility test equipment, and sensors for gas turbines and dashboard instruments; heavy trucks, instrumentation, and controls for the food and beverage industries; and aircraft and engine sensors, power supplies, embedded computing, monitoring, fuel and fluid measurement, and data acquisition systems for aerospace and defense industry.

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