AMETEK, Inc. $AME Stake Boosted by James Hambro & Partners LLP

Key Points

• James Hambro & Partners LLP increased its stake in AMETEK, Inc. by 2.7% during Q2, now holding 663,152 shares valued at approximately $119.98 million.
• AMETEK recently announced a $0.31 quarterly dividend, with a payout ratio of 19.97%, set to be paid on September 30th.
• The company reported a Q2 EPS of $1.78, surpassing analyst expectations, and has provided guidance of 1.720-1.760 EPS for Q3 2025.

James Hambro & Partners LLP grew its stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - Free Report) by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 663,152 shares of the technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 17,653 shares during the period. AMETEK accounts for 4.7% of James Hambro & Partners LLP's investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. James Hambro & Partners LLP owned 0.29% of AMETEK worth $119,981,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Banco Santander S.A. boosted its holdings in AMETEK by 20.8% in the first quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 45,365 shares of the technology company's stock worth $7,809,000 after purchasing an additional 7,799 shares in the last quarter. M.D. Sass LLC boosted its holdings in AMETEK by 2.1% in the first quarter. M.D. Sass LLC now owns 366,994 shares of the technology company's stock worth $63,174,000 after purchasing an additional 7,666 shares in the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC boosted its holdings in AMETEK by 0.8% in the first quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 7,125 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,226,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG boosted its holdings in AMETEK by 16.5% in the first quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 44,647 shares of the technology company's stock worth $7,607,000 after purchasing an additional 6,318 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in AMETEK in the first quarter worth $293,000. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AMETEK Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of AME opened at $186.58 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $184.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $177.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $43.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.63. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52 week low of $145.02 and a 52 week high of $198.33.

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

AMETEK Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on AME. DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. TD Cowen raised shares of AMETEK from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $158.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of AMETEK from $190.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Barclays started coverage on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $200.00 target price for the company. Finally, Melius Research raised shares of AMETEK to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, AMETEK has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $205.00.

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.

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