Talos Eurisko Asset Management LP Increases Holdings in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Talos Eurisko Asset Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 124.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 166,300 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 92,300 shares during the period. Amphenol comprises 3.9% of Talos Eurisko Asset Management LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Talos Eurisko Asset Management LP’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $16,422,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of APH. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in Amphenol by 114.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,624 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,224,000 after purchasing an additional 9,390 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 87.9% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 10,094 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $701,000 after purchasing an additional 4,721 shares during the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Amphenol by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 8,042 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $559,000 after purchasing an additional 618 shares during the period. Diversify Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Amphenol in the 1st quarter valued at about $278,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 11.0% in the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 41,930 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,750,000 after purchasing an additional 4,155 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Bank of America upgraded Amphenol from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $120.00 to $150.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Amphenol from $126.00 to $147.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Amphenol from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $154.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amphenol has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $131.54.

Insider Activity at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, VP David M. Silverman sold 120,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.17, for a total value of $16,940,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 12,500 shares in the company, valued at $1,764,625. This trade represents a 90.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 40,076 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.50, for a total value of $5,750,906.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 39,884 shares in the company, valued at $5,723,354. This represents a 50.12% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,323,118 shares of company stock valued at $174,426,462. Corporate insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Stock Up 0.0%

Amphenol stock opened at $132.38 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $162.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.13, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. Amphenol Corporation has a 52 week low of $56.45 and a 52 week high of $144.37. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $128.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $109.31.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The electronics maker reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.14. Amphenol had a return on equity of 33.46% and a net margin of 18.22%.The business had revenue of $6.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.50 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 53.4% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.260-3.280 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.890-0.910 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 16th. This is a boost from Amphenol’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.33%.

Amphenol Profile

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.