1,380 Shares in AMETEK, Inc. $AME Acquired by Compound Planning Inc.

Key Points

• Compound Planning Inc. has invested approximately $238,000 in AMETEK, acquiring 1,380 shares of the technology company during the first quarter.
• AMETEK received several positive price target upgrades from analysts, with Royal Bank of Canada raising their target price from $209.00 to $212.00.
• The company recently reported a quarterly earnings of $1.78 per share, exceeding analysts' expectations, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share.

Compound Planning Inc. bought a new stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 1,380 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $238,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK in the first quarter worth about $29,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of AMETEK by 57.7% in the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 194 shares of the technology company's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK in the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK in the first quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK in the fourth quarter worth about $43,000. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AMETEK Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of AMETEK stock traded down $2.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $184.71. The stock had a trading volume of 809,674 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,182,539. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $181.97 and a two-hundred day moving average of $177.03. AMETEK, Inc. has a 12-month low of $145.02 and a 12-month high of $198.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm has a market cap of $42.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 1.10.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME - Get Free Report) last posted 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 net margin of 20.60% and a return on equity of 16.53%. The business had revenue of $1.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.74 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.66 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. AMETEK's dividend payout ratio is 19.97%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $212.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Melius downgraded shares of AMETEK from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $192.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of AMETEK from $196.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AMETEK from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Melius Research upgraded 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, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, AMETEK currently has an average 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.