Inspire Investing LLC Has $314,000 Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Inspire Investing LLC decreased its holdings in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - Free Report) by 74.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,826 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 5,366 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC's holdings in AMETEK were worth $314,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AME. Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in AMETEK during the first quarter worth approximately $41,756,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in AMETEK by 171.2% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 632 shares of the technology company's stock worth $109,000 after purchasing an additional 399 shares during the last quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd boosted its stake in AMETEK by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 40,969 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $7,052,000 after purchasing an additional 640 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth increased its position in AMETEK by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 10,002 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,722,000 after buying an additional 1,137 shares during the period. Finally, Woodline Partners LP lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 127.5% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 78,156 shares of the technology company's stock worth $13,454,000 after buying an additional 43,799 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company's stock.

AMETEK Stock Down 0.4%

NYSE:AME opened at $186.48 on Thursday. AMETEK, Inc. has a one year low of $145.02 and a one year high of $198.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.63 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The company has a market cap of $43.07 billion, a PE ratio of 30.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.10. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $183.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $177.20.

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 for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.74 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $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. On average, research analysts anticipate that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be given 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 (DPR) is 19.97%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays started coverage on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $200.00 price target on the stock. Melius Research upgraded shares of AMETEK to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of AMETEK from $209.00 to $212.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on AMETEK from $190.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Melius lowered AMETEK from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $192.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average 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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