AMETEK, Inc. $AME Position Lessened by Atlatl Advisers LLC

Atlatl Advisers LLC decreased its stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 17.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,505 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 319 shares during the period. Atlatl Advisers LLC’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $272,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bares Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in AMETEK in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 628.6% during the second quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 153 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the period. Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK during the first quarter valued at $29,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 57.7% during the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 194 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in shares of AMETEK during the first quarter valued at $42,000. Institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AME opened at $186.96 on Friday. 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 capitalization of $43.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.11, a PEG ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.11. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $186.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $179.50. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52-week low of $145.02 and a 52-week high of $198.33.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The technology company reported $1.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.74 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.53% and a net margin of 20.60%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. AMETEK’s payout ratio is currently 19.97%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on AME. TD Cowen raised AMETEK from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price target for the company from $158.00 to $180.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Melius downgraded 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. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Friday. Barclays started coverage on AMETEK in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $200.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Melius Research raised AMETEK to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $207.42.

AMETEK Company 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.