AMETEK, Inc. $AME Shares Acquired by Eisler Capital Management Ltd.

Key Points

• Eisler Capital Management Ltd. increased its position in AMETEK, Inc. by 30.8% in Q1, bringing its total holdings to $16.32 million.
• AMETEK revealed a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, with payment scheduled for September 30th, representing a 0.7% dividend yield.
• Analysts have issued mixed ratings on AMETEK, with seven ratings for "Buy" and a consensus price target of $208.00.

Eisler Capital Management Ltd. raised its position in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - Free Report) by 30.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 94,866 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 22,341 shares during the period. Eisler Capital Management Ltd.'s holdings in AMETEK were worth $16,324,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG increased its stake in shares of AMETEK by 18.4% during the 1st quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 49,067 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $8,446,000 after acquiring an additional 7,629 shares during the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of AMETEK by 24.7% during the 1st quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 2,742 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $472,000 after acquiring an additional 544 shares during the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of AMETEK by 70.0% during the 1st quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 20,114 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $3,462,000 after acquiring an additional 8,280 shares during the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of AMETEK by 103.5% during the 1st quarter. FORA Capital LLC now owns 5,314 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $915,000 after acquiring an additional 2,703 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of AMETEK by 15.6% during the 1st quarter. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. now owns 10,005 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,722,000 after acquiring an additional 1,347 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company's stock.

AMETEK Stock Down 1.1%

NYSE:AME traded down $2.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $184.71. The stock had a trading volume of 809,674 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,228,306. 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, Inc. has a 1-year low of $145.02 and a 1-year high of $198.33. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $181.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $177.03. The company has a market cap of $42.66 billion, a PE 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The technology company reported $1.78 earnings per share (EPS) 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 company had revenue of $1.78 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.74 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.66 earnings per share. AMETEK'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. Analysts predict that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. AMETEK's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.97%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Truist Financial increased their target price 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. Melius downgraded shares of AMETEK from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $192.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Robert W. Baird increased 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. Wall Street Zen raised shares of AMETEK from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Melius Research raised shares of AMETEK to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $208.00.

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.