Hsbc Holdings PLC Raises Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 7.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,250,040 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 90,316 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $302,345,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in AMETEK in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Fiduciary Financial Advisors bought a new position in AMETEK during the second quarter worth about $27,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in AMETEK by 239.5% during the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 129 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of AMETEK in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. raised its position in shares of AMETEK by 878.6% in the first quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 137 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AME has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of AMETEK from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $260.00 to $295.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $265.00 target price on shares of AMETEK in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings upgraded AMETEK from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $275.00 price target on AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $266.80.

AMETEK Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of AMETEK stock opened at $237.80 on Monday. AMETEK, Inc. has a 12-month low of $179.24 and a 12-month high of $261.16. The company has a market cap of $54.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.77, a PEG ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $241.37 and its 200-day moving average price is $232.52.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The technology company reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.99 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $2.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.95 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.04% and a return on equity of 16.93%. AMETEK’s revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.78 earnings per share. AMETEK has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.080-2.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.200-8.300 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. AMETEK’s payout ratio is 19.88%.

Insider Buying and Selling at AMETEK

In other news, insider David Hermance sold 6,608 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.00, for a total value of $1,678,432.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 42,509 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,797,286. This represents a 13.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Profile

AMETEK, Inc is a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices that serves a broad range of industries. Headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, the company designs and produces precision instruments, electronic measurement devices, specialty sensors, and electric motors and motion control systems. Its product portfolio includes analytical and monitoring instruments, calibration equipment, power supplies, embedded electronics, and industrial motors and drives used for critical applications.

The company operates through two primary business platforms — an electronic instruments group focused on analytical, test and measurement and sensor products, and an electromechanical group that supplies motors, actuators, and related power and motion solutions.