Navera Investment Management Ltd. Grows Stock Holdings in AMETEK, Inc. $AME

Navera Investment Management Ltd. raised its stake in shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) by 13.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 918,684 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 109,825 shares during the period. AMETEK makes up 3.3% of Navera Investment Management Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Navera Investment Management Ltd. owned 0.40% of AMETEK worth $172,668,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AMETEK in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. raised its holdings in AMETEK by 628.6% during the second 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 in the last quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in AMETEK in the third quarter valued at about $31,000. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its holdings in AMETEK by 129.7% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 170 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SouthState Corp increased its position in AMETEK by 47.4% during the 2nd quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 202 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on AME shares. KeyCorp raised their price target on AMETEK from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Melius Research set a $235.00 price objective on AMETEK in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Cowen upgraded shares of AMETEK from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of AMETEK from $225.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $235.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $226.55.

AMETEK Stock Performance

AMETEK stock opened at $215.78 on Friday. AMETEK, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $145.02 and a fifty-two week high of $215.85. The company has a market capitalization of $49.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.04, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.04. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $202.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $191.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.16.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.13. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.66% and a net margin of 20.50%.The firm had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.81 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.66 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 anticipate that AMETEK, Inc. will post 7.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 5th were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 5th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.56%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AMETEK news, insider Thomas C. Marecic sold 14,310 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.11, for a total value of $2,892,194.10. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 42,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,607,662.79. This trade represents a 25.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Thomas M. Montgomery sold 6,388 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.05, for a total transaction of $1,309,859.40. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 22,116 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,534,885.80. This represents a 22.41% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 163,378 shares of company stock worth $32,471,654 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.57% 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.