OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Sells 8,268 Shares of AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Key Points

• OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp has reduced its shareholdings in AMETEK, Inc. by 9.2%, owning 81,860 shares valued at approximately $14.09 million following the sale of 8,268 shares.
• AMETEK reported a quarterly EPS of $1.78, surpassing analysts' expectations and demonstrating a 2.5% year-over-year revenue growth with earnings guidance for Q3 2025 set in the range of $1.720 to $1.760.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, with an annual yield of 0.7%, to be paid on September 30th to shareholders of record.

OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp lowered its stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - Free Report) by 9.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 81,860 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 8,268 shares during the period. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp's holdings in AMETEK were worth $14,091,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG boosted its stake 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 valued at $32,992,000 after purchasing an additional 34,866 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC purchased a new stake in AMETEK during the 4th quarter valued at $247,000. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC purchased a new stake in AMETEK during the 4th quarter valued at $998,000. Boothbay Fund Management LLC boosted its stake in AMETEK by 48.4% during the 4th quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC now owns 1,971 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $355,000 after purchasing an additional 643 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in AMETEK by 16.8% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,375,972 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $428,293,000 after purchasing an additional 342,589 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.43% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on AME shares. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on AMETEK from $209.00 to $212.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Melius Research upgraded AMETEK to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Mizuho increased their target price on AMETEK from $212.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Truist Financial increased their target price on AMETEK from $196.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price target on AMETEK from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $208.00.

AMETEK Stock Performance

AMETEK stock traded down $2.02 during trading on Friday, reaching $184.71. The company had a trading volume of 809,674 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,228,306. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52 week low of $145.02 and a 52 week high of $198.33. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $181.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $177.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The technology company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 analysts' expectations of $1.74 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.66 EPS. AMETEK's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. AMETEK has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.060-7.200 EPS. Sell-side 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. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. AMETEK's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.97%.

About AMETEK

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.