AMETEK, Inc. $AME Shares Acquired by WoodTrust Financial Corp

Key Points

• WoodTrust Financial Corp increased its stake in AMETEK, Inc. by 93.5%, owning 22,911 shares valued at approximately $4.15 million after acquiring additional shares in the second quarter.
• AMETEK reported a Q2 EPS of $1.78, surpassing analysts' expectations, with a net margin of 20.60% and a revenue of $1.78 billion, marking a 2.5% year-over-year increase.
• The stock has received multiple upgrades, with analysts setting a consistent price target average of $205, and a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” based on recent reports.

WoodTrust Financial Corp grew its stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - Free Report) by 93.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 22,911 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 11,068 shares during the quarter. WoodTrust Financial Corp's holdings in AMETEK were worth $4,146,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of AMETEK by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,484,263 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $4,559,001,000 after purchasing an additional 336,491 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in AMETEK by 21.1% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 10,970,047 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,888,385,000 after acquiring an additional 1,908,742 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in AMETEK by 2.8% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,747,368 shares of the technology company's stock worth $989,352,000 after acquiring an additional 154,682 shares during the period. Flossbach Von Storch SE raised its stake in AMETEK by 1.2% during the first quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 3,770,066 shares of the technology company's stock worth $648,979,000 after acquiring an additional 45,714 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in AMETEK by 127.2% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,479,397 shares of the technology company's stock worth $598,943,000 after acquiring an additional 1,947,831 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company's stock.

AMETEK Price Performance

NYSE AME opened at $181.68 on Wednesday. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52 week low of $145.02 and a 52 week high of $198.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a market cap of $41.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $185.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $177.85.

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

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. AMETEK's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.97%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AME has been the topic of several research reports. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. TD Cowen upgraded shares of AMETEK from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $158.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $212.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AMETEK has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $205.00.

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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