Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. Grows Stock Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. lifted its stake in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 2.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 140,546 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,385 shares during the quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. owned about 0.06% of AMETEK worth $30,127,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in AME. CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in AMETEK by 84.3% in the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of AMETEK during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of AMETEK in the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. BOKF NA boosted its stake in AMETEK by 137.7% in the 4th quarter. BOKF NA now owns 145 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in AMETEK by 73.9% in the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 153 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on AME. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of AMETEK from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of AMETEK in a report on Friday, March 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $253.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of AMETEK from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $259.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 target price (up from $265.00) on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Monday, May 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $253.57.

AMETEK Stock Up 1.7%

AMETEK stock opened at $241.41 on Tuesday. AMETEK, Inc. has a one year low of $174.43 and a one year high of $243.18. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $230.39 and a 200 day moving average of $222.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.14. The stock has a market cap of $55.33 billion, a PE ratio of 36.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 1.00.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.91 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.11% and a return on equity of 16.63%. The firm’s revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid 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 presently 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.