KP Management LLC Sells 12,219 Shares of AMETEK, Inc. $AME

KP Management LLC reduced its holdings in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 59.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,281 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 12,219 shares during the quarter. KP Management LLC’s holdings in AMETEK were worth $1,499,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. SouthState Corp increased its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 47.4% in the second quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 202 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of AMETEK by 3.9% during the first quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,784 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $307,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of AMETEK by 3.0% during the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,335 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $423,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the period. Summit Financial LLC increased its position in AMETEK by 2.6% in the first quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 3,451 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $594,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the period. Finally, Leavell Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in AMETEK by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,468 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $809,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

AMETEK Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of AMETEK stock opened at $201.62 on Friday. AMETEK, Inc. has a 52-week low of $145.02 and a 52-week high of $204.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.16. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $192.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $186.09. The firm has a market cap of $46.41 billion, a PE ratio of 31.80, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.04.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.66% and a net margin of 20.50%.AMETEK’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.66 earnings per share. AMETEK has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.900-1.950 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.320-7.370 EPS. On average, analysts predict that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Friday, December 5th will be paid a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 5th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. AMETEK’s payout ratio is 19.56%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on AME shares. TD Cowen upgraded AMETEK from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $158.00 to $180.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. DA Davidson lifted their target price on AMETEK from $235.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on AMETEK from $198.00 to $204.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $213.08.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Ronald J. Oscher sold 26,290 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.05, for a total transaction of $5,259,314.50. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 40,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,047,211.30. This trade represents a 39.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO David A. Zapico sold 88,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.39, for a total transaction of $17,282,320.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 348,955 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $68,531,272.45. This represents a 20.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 142,680 shares of company stock worth $28,269,601 over the last 90 days. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.