United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund Acquires Shares of 5,000 AMETEK, Inc. $AME

United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund acquired a new stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 5,000 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,027,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in AMETEK in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its stake in AMETEK by 84.3% in the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. BOKF NA raised its stake in AMETEK by 137.7% in the fourth quarter. BOKF NA now owns 145 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new stake in AMETEK in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC raised its stake in AMETEK by 42.6% in the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 201 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on AME shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. KeyCorp upped their target price on AMETEK from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Barclays upped their target price on AMETEK from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Mizuho set a $270.00 target price on AMETEK in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $252.33.

Insider Transactions at AMETEK

In related news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total transaction of $114,893.40. Following the sale, the director owned 4,480 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $971,174.40. This represents a 10.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

AMETEK Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:AME opened at $226.13 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $51.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.16, a P/E/G ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 1.03. AMETEK, Inc. has a 1 year low of $174.43 and a 1 year high of $243.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $226.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $218.09.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.91 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.63% and a net margin of 20.11%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.75 earnings per share. AMETEK has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.940-8.140 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.54%.

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.