Insider trade

CEO sold ~$5.73M of AME shares in the open market

Traded Dec 12, 2025 · Filed Dec 12, 2025

AmetekAME

~$5.73M
Reported value · 28K sh @ $201.76: +23.5%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +12.1%, $201.74 → $249.09 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Ametek sold $5.73M of Ametek shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Dec 12, 2025
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Dec 12, 2025

CEOIndirect holding$1M+

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$5,727,966

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

43 days after results of Oct 30, 2025, 53 days before results of Feb 3, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $201.74 on Dec 12, 2025, within 2% of its 52-week high, after a 2% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $151.41 (Apr 8, 2025) to $203.84 (Dec 11, 2025), 96% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $198.32 on Oct 30, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+1.5%	+0.6%	+0.9%
30 days	+3.9%	+1.4%	+2.5%
90 days	+5.6%	-1.7%	+7.3%
180 days	+13.4%	+10.9%	+2.5%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001037868-25-000092
Filed / recorded: Dec 12, 2025, 9:30 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: AMETEK INC/
Issuer CIK: 1037868
Ticker: AME
Reporting person: David A Zapico
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Dec 12, 2025
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 28,390
Price per share: $201.76
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 0
Ownership form: Indirect — By Trust
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The shares were sold at prices ranging from $201.12 to $202.00. Upon the request by the SEC staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer, the reporting person will provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the trust, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.