Night Squared LP Makes New $7.36 Million Investment in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Night Squared LP purchased a new position in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 35,858 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,362,000. AMETEK makes up 2.1% of Night Squared LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AME. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in AMETEK during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its holdings in AMETEK by 84.3% during the 4th 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. BOKF NA grew its holdings in AMETEK by 137.7% during the 4th quarter. BOKF NA now owns 145 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in AMETEK by 73.9% during the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 153 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in AMETEK during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on AME shares. Citigroup started coverage on shares of AMETEK in a report on Monday. They set a “neutral” rating and a $257.00 price target for the company. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of AMETEK in a report on Friday, March 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $253.00 price target for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of AMETEK from $259.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings cut shares of AMETEK from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 target price (up from $265.00) on shares of AMETEK in a report on Monday, May 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, AMETEK has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $252.69.

AMETEK Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of AMETEK stock opened at $232.19 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $229.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $221.05. AMETEK, Inc. has a 12-month low of $174.43 and a 12-month high of $243.18. The stock has a market cap of $53.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.07, a PEG ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.07. The firm 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%. AMETEK’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 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%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total transaction of $114,893.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,480 shares in the company, valued at $971,174.40. This represents a 10.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.