AMETEK, Inc. $AME Position Trimmed by B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG trimmed its position in AMETEK by 10.0% in Q4, selling 4,599 shares and leaving the firm with 41,391 shares valued at about $8.50 million.
• Institutional investors continued to add to AMETEK overall—Vanguard, State Street, Invesco and Lazard all increased stakes—and institutions now own 87.43% of the stock.
• AMETEK recently beat Q4 estimates (EPS $2.01 vs. $1.94), reported revenue up 13.4% year-over-year, provided Q1 and FY2026 EPS guidance (1.85–1.90 and 7.87–8.07 respectively), and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.34.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG trimmed its position in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - Free Report) by 10.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 41,391 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 4,599 shares during the quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in AMETEK were worth $8,498,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 0.7% during 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 buying an additional 176,040 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,763,684 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,835,573,000 after buying an additional 126,381 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,463,518 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $839,141,000 after buying an additional 209,043 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 35.7% during the 3rd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,645,977 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $497,444,000 after buying an additional 695,419 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,436,237 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $458,013,000 after buying an additional 10,510 shares during the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at AMETEK

In other news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total transaction of $114,893.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 4,480 shares in the company, valued at $971,174.40. The trade was a 10.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AME has been the subject of several research reports. Truist Financial set a $265.00 price target on AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on AMETEK from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Barclays boosted their target price on AMETEK from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on AMETEK from $245.00 to $235.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, DA Davidson restated a "buy" rating and issued a $240.00 target price on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $244.67.

AMETEK Stock Up 2.0%

AME opened at $235.15 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $225.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $211.08. AMETEK, Inc. has a twelve month low of $162.19 and a twelve month high of $242.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.06. The firm has a market cap of $53.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 1.04.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.07. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.55% and a net margin of 20.00%.The firm had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.87 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. AMETEK has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.870-8.070 EPS. Research analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.04 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th were issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. This is a boost from AMETEK's previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 16th. AMETEK's dividend payout ratio is presently 21.25%.

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.

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