AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) Short Interest Down 14.1% in February

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 2,419,622 shares, a decrease of 14.1% from the January 29th total of 2,816,191 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,700,464 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 1.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 1.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 1,700,464 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on AME. Robert W. Baird set a $245.00 target price on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 22nd. Melius Research set a $235.00 price target on AMETEK in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on AMETEK from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $243.00.

AMETEK Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:AME traded down $8.60 on Thursday, reaching $226.15. 1,390,573 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,361,031. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $51.78 billion, a PE ratio of 35.34, a P/E/G ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s 50 day moving average is $222.74 and its 200-day moving average is $202.30. AMETEK has a fifty-two week low of $145.02 and a fifty-two week high of $242.05.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.07. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.55% and a net margin of 20.00%.The business had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.87 EPS. AMETEK’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. AMETEK has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.870-8.070 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that AMETEK will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be issued a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This is an increase from AMETEK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio is currently 19.38%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AMETEK news, CEO David A. Zapico sold 28,390 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.76, for a total value of $5,727,966.40. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Thomas C. Marecic sold 14,310 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.11, for a total value of $2,892,194.10. Following the transaction, the insider owned 42,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,607,662.79. This represents a 25.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 49,088 shares of company stock worth $9,930,020. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new stake in AMETEK during the 4th quarter worth about $119,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of AMETEK in the fourth quarter worth approximately $126,000. Tobam boosted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 32.3% during the fourth quarter. Tobam now owns 303 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the period. DGS Capital Management LLC grew its position in AMETEK by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 2,357 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $484,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in AMETEK in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. 87.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AMETEK Company 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.