Amphenol Corporation $APH Shares Bought by Ellevest Inc.

Ellevest Inc. raised its stake in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 12.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,135 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after buying an additional 474 shares during the period. Ellevest Inc.’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $408,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Motive Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in Amphenol in the 2nd quarter worth about $215,000. LeConte Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Amphenol during the second quarter valued at approximately $399,000. New York Life Investment Management LLC grew its position in Amphenol by 1.6% during the second quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 164,472 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $16,242,000 after purchasing an additional 2,535 shares in the last quarter. City Center Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the second quarter worth $482,000. Finally, Trust Investment Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the second quarter worth $312,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.89, for a total value of $12,304,570.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Luc Walter sold 365,118 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.65, for a total transaction of $49,163,138.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 433,742 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $58,403,360.30. This trade represents a 45.70% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 1,351,042 shares of company stock valued at $167,557,296 in the last ninety days. 1.67% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on APH shares. Bank of America upgraded Amphenol from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $120.00 to $150.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Barclays initiated coverage on Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $120.00 price target for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Amphenol from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Robert W. Baird set a $139.00 price target on shares of Amphenol and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on Amphenol from $126.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amphenol presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $129.77.

Amphenol Stock Up 1.5%

APH stock opened at $138.72 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.52. Amphenol Corporation has a 52-week low of $56.45 and a 52-week high of $142.50. The company has a 50-day moving average of $124.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $105.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $169.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.17.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The electronics maker reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $6.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.50 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 53.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.260-3.280 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.890-0.910 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is an increase from Amphenol’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 16th. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.33%.

Amphenol Company 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.