Rep. Dan Newhouse Purchases Shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME)

Key Points

• Representative Dan Newhouse (R-Washington) purchased between $1,001 and $15,000 in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) stock on August 18th, 2025.
• AMETEK reported a quarterly EPS of $1.78, exceeding analysts' expectations, and has set a Q3 2025 guidance of 1.720-1.760 EPS.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.7%, set to be paid on September 30th.

Representative Dan Newhouse (R-Washington) recently bought shares of AMETEK, Inc. NYSE: AME. In a filing disclosed on September 17th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in AMETEK stock on August 18th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "EDWARD JONES IRA" account.

Representative Dan Newhouse also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ONEOK NYSE: OKE on 8/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of RTX NYSE: RTX on 8/18/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of General Mills NYSE: GIS on 8/18/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Advanced Micro Devices NASDAQ: AMD on 8/18/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Ross Stores NASDAQ: ROST on 8/18/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of United Parcel Service NYSE: UPS on 8/18/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Prologis NYSE: PLD on 8/18/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Brown & Brown NYSE: BRO on 8/18/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Exxon Mobil NYSE: XOM on 8/18/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of S&P Global NYSE: SPGI on 8/18/2025.

AMETEK Price Performance

AMETEK stock opened at $186.65 on Tuesday. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52 week low of $145.02 and a 52 week high of $198.33. The company's 50 day moving average price is $184.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $177.50. 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 stock has a market cap of $43.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.10.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The technology company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.74 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.60% and a return on equity of 16.53%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.66 EPS. 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 analysts predict that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. AMETEK's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.97%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AMETEK

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of AMETEK during the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Bares Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in AMETEK in the first quarter worth about $26,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in AMETEK by 628.6% in the second quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 153 shares of the technology company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the period. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in AMETEK by 129.7% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 170 shares of the technology company's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the period. Finally, Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in AMETEK in the first quarter worth about $29,000. 87.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on AME. Melius Research raised shares of AMETEK to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $212.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $185.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $190.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, DA Davidson lifted 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. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AMETEK has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $205.00.

About Representative Newhouse

Dan Newhouse (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Washington's 4th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Newhouse (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 4th Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024. Click here to see Newhouse's key votes in Congress. Newhouse served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives representing District 15-Position 2 from 2003 through 2009 and as Washington Director of Agriculture from 2009 to 2013. Newhouse was first elected to the state House in 2002 and served until he was named state Director of Agriculture in 2009. He was first appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire on February 18, 2009.

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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