Valeo Financial Advisors LLC Sells 105 Shares of AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Valeo Financial Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,290 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 105 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $233,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bares Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of AMETEK in the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. raised its position in AMETEK by 628.6% in the 2nd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 153 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the period. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of AMETEK during the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 57.7% in the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 194 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in shares of AMETEK during the 1st quarter worth approximately $42,000. Institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Stock Performance

AME stock opened at $179.28 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $41.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.87, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.11. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $185.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $177.91. AMETEK, Inc. has a one year low of $145.02 and a one year high of $198.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.63.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The technology company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.74 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.60% and a return on equity of 16.53%. AMETEK’s revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.66 EPS. AMETEK has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.060-7.200 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.97%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on AMETEK from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of AMETEK from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. TD Cowen upgraded shares of AMETEK from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $158.00 to $180.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of AMETEK from $185.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $212.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $207.42.

AMETEK Profile

AMETEK, Inc manufactures and sells electronic instruments and electromechanical devices in the North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, and internationally. The company's EIG segment offers advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial markets; process and analytical instruments for the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, automation, and food and beverage industries; instruments to the laboratory equipment, ultra-precision manufacturing, medical, and test and measurement markets; power quality monitoring and c devices, uninterruptible power supplies, programmable power and electromagnetic compatibility test equipment, and sensors for gas turbines and dashboard instruments; heavy trucks, instrumentation, and controls for the food and beverage industries; and aircraft and engine sensors, power supplies, embedded computing, monitoring, fuel and fluid measurement, and data acquisition systems for aerospace and defense industry.