Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) have been given a consensus rating of “Buy” by the sixteen brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, fourteen have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $186.00.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on APH. Robert W. Baird set a $177.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price objective on Amphenol from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $185.00 price objective (up from $178.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their target price on Amphenol from $160.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $200.00 target price (up from $198.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Monday, July 13th.

Amphenol Price Performance

APH opened at $157.78 on Friday. Amphenol has a fifty-two week low of $95.19 and a fifty-two week high of $178.52. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $151.63 and a 200 day moving average of $144.48. 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 firm has a market cap of $194.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.34, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.24.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $7.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.08 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 17.24% and a return on equity of 37.44%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 58.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.63 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Amphenol will post 4.87 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 23rd were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 23rd. Amphenol’s payout ratio is currently 28.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amphenol news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 17,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.21, for a total transaction of $2,506,175.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $276,038,277.47. This represents a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders have sold 130,775 shares of company stock worth $18,709,350 over the last quarter. 1.42% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Amphenol

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Amphenol by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 126,553,498 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $17,102,440,000 after acquiring an additional 1,322,682 shares during the period. J. Stern & Co. LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 9,435.8% in the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 76,769,791 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $10,374,670,000 after acquiring an additional 75,964,718 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 56,913,598 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $7,705,440,000 after acquiring an additional 888,526 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Amphenol by 102.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,325,148 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $4,638,701,000 after purchasing an additional 17,387,536 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Amphenol by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 30,318,652 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $4,087,372,000 after purchasing an additional 748,813 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Company 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.