Amphenol Corporation $APH Stock Holdings Lessened by Navera Investment Management Ltd.

Navera Investment Management Ltd. reduced its holdings in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 18.6% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,127,643 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 486,870 shares during the period. Amphenol comprises approximately 3.8% of Navera Investment Management Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Navera Investment Management Ltd.’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $210,070,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of APH. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Amphenol by 196.3% in the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 16,743,239 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,098,190,000 after buying an additional 11,092,282 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its position in shares of Amphenol by 639.0% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 8,758,951 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $574,500,000 after buying an additional 7,573,750 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Amphenol in the 1st quarter worth about $476,842,000. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 73.5% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,168,971 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $798,163,000 after acquiring an additional 5,154,860 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 154,998,780 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $10,166,370,000 after acquiring an additional 2,870,933 shares during the period. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other news, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 199,848 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.43, for a total transaction of $22,069,214.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 125,695 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,880,498.85. This trade represents a 61.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.42, for a total transaction of $11,042,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 12,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,380,250. This trade represents a 88.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock worth $73,369,357. Company insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Stock Up 0.9%

Amphenol stock opened at $124.52 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $152.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.61, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $114.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $95.13. Amphenol Corporation has a 52 week low of $56.45 and a 52 week high of $126.06.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.15. Amphenol had a net margin of 16.90% and a return on equity of 30.58%. The firm had revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.44 EPS. Amphenol’s quarterly revenue was up 56.5% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be given a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.29%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on APH shares. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $145.00 price objective (up previously from $125.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. UBS Group set a $120.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $139.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Amphenol currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $113.08.

About Amphenol

Amphenol Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, primarily designs, manufactures, and markets electrical, electronic, and fiber optic connectors in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Harsh Environment Solutions, Communications Solutions, and Interconnect and Sensor Systems.