SG Americas Securities LLC Acquires 169,108 Shares of AMETEK, Inc. $AME

SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 90.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 356,862 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 169,108 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC owned 0.16% of AMETEK worth $76,497,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on AME. Weiss Ratings downgraded AMETEK from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on AMETEK from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on AMETEK in a report on Friday, March 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $253.00 target price for the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, May 10th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $244.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Friday, May 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AMETEK currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $253.57.

AMETEK Trading Up 1.7%

AMETEK stock opened at $241.41 on Tuesday. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52 week low of $174.43 and a 52 week high of $243.18. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $55.33 billion, a PE ratio of 36.47, a PEG ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 1.00. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $230.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $222.17.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.93 billion during 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 revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.75 EPS. AMETEK has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.940-8.140 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

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

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.