AMETEK, Inc. $AME Shares Purchased by Fieldview Capital Management LLC

Fieldview Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 157.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,917 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,623 shares during the quarter. Fieldview Capital Management LLC’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $1,215,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of AME. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in AMETEK in the fourth quarter valued at $76,000. Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. acquired a new stake in AMETEK in the fourth quarter valued at $3,544,000. Blue Jean Financial LLC acquired a new stake in AMETEK in the fourth quarter valued at $1,243,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in AMETEK by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,120 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $435,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Alamea Verwaltungs GmbH acquired a new stake in AMETEK in the fourth quarter valued at $897,000. 87.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AME has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 target price on shares of AMETEK in a report on Monday, May 4th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on AMETEK from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on AMETEK from $259.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Mizuho set a $270.00 target price on AMETEK in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Truist Financial reissued 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 investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.33.

AMETEK Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:AME opened at $226.97 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $52.02 billion, a PE ratio of 34.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52-week low of $174.43 and a 52-week high of $243.18. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $228.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $220.56.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.07. The business 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 business’s revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $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 research analysts expect that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share. 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 payout ratio is 20.54%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,480 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $971,174.40. The trade was a 10.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.54% of the stock is owned by company 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.