Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Purchases 199,920 Shares of Amphenol Corporation $APH

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 576.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 234,626 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 199,920 shares during the quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $31,707,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in APH. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 200.0% in the second quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 252 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Towne Trust Company N.A bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 17,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.21, for a total transaction of $2,506,175.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $276,038,277.47. The trade was a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 130,775 shares of company stock worth $18,709,350 in the last 90 days. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

APH has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Seaport Research Partners reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $215.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $180.00 target price (up from $175.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Monday, May 4th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on shares of Amphenol from $185.00 to $195.00 in a report on Friday, May 1st. Piper Sandler set a $165.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Monday, April 20th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued 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 price target of $176.53.

Amphenol Price Performance

Shares of APH stock opened at $132.31 on Friday. Amphenol Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $83.44 and a fifty-two week high of $167.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $162.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.02, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.71. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $134.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $138.63.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.11. Amphenol had a return on equity of 37.44% and a net margin of 17.24%.The business had revenue of $7.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.63 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 58.4% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 23rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Amphenol’s payout ratio is presently 28.74%.

Amphenol Profile

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) is a leading global manufacturer of electronic and fiber optic connectors, interconnect systems, and related components. The company designs, engineers and produces a broad range of products including electrical connectors, cable assemblies, fiber optic solutions, sensors, antennas and electromechanical devices used to transfer power, signal and data across complex systems. Its product portfolio spans ruggedized connectors for harsh environments to high-speed solutions for data centers and telecommunications networks.

Amphenol serves a diverse set of end markets, including automotive, broadband and telecom, data communications, mobile devices, industrial, energy, and military/aerospace.