Teacher Retirement System of Texas Raises Stake in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its holdings in AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 8.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 209,775 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,380 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in AMETEK were worth $43,069,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 825.0% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 852,585 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $176,153,000 after buying an additional 760,410 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its position in AMETEK by 35.7% in the 3rd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,645,977 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $497,444,000 after acquiring an additional 695,419 shares during the period. Man Group plc raised its stake in AMETEK by 411.8% during the 3rd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 785,020 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $147,584,000 after acquiring an additional 631,649 shares during the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new stake in AMETEK during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $118,311,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of AMETEK by 343.5% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 656,112 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $118,349,000 after purchasing an additional 508,164 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Oppenheimer lowered shares of AMETEK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 11th. Finally, Mizuho set a $235.00 target price on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $244.67.

AMETEK Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of AME stock opened at $235.15 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $225.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $211.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.87 billion, a PE ratio of 36.74, a P/E/G ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.67. AMETEK, Inc. has a 1-year low of $162.19 and a 1-year high of $242.05.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.07. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.55% and a net margin of 20.00%.The company had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.94 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.87 earnings per share. AMETEK’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. AMETEK has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.870-8.070 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that AMETEK, Inc. will post 8.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th were issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This is an increase from AMETEK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 16th. AMETEK’s payout ratio is presently 21.25%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AMETEK news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total transaction of $114,893.40. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,480 shares in the company, valued at approximately $971,174.40. This represents a 10.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

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.