Generali Asset Management SPA SGR Has $11.77 Million Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Generali Asset Management SPA SGR boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 20.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 87,072 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after buying an additional 14,612 shares during the period. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $11,767,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of APH. Capital International Investors boosted its stake in Amphenol by 446.9% during the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 18,006,524 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,228,288,000 after buying an additional 14,714,177 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its stake in Amphenol by 106.9% during the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 15,523,085 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,920,982,000 after buying an additional 8,021,284 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in Amphenol by 340.8% during the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 10,257,379 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,386,182,000 after buying an additional 7,930,532 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in Amphenol by 693.9% during the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 7,279,457 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $900,833,000 after buying an additional 6,362,533 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lone Pine Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Amphenol during the third quarter worth $374,125,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Amphenol from $184.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Evercore boosted their target price on shares of Amphenol from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $180.00 target price (up from $175.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Monday. Finally, Seaport Research Partners restated a “buy” rating and issued a $215.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amphenol presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $176.53.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total value of $75,885,432.87. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $283,863,955.89. The trade was a 21.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders sold 646,056 shares of company stock valued at $94,594,783 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Amphenol stock opened at $136.44 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $137.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $139.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. Amphenol Corporation has a 12-month low of $80.11 and a 12-month high of $167.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $167.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.29.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.08 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.63 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 58.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 23rd will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 23rd. Amphenol’s payout ratio is currently 28.74%.

Amphenol News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Amphenol this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and multi?segment growth: APH reported a strong quarter (revenue and EPS above consensus) and set Q2 guidance that keeps analysts raising estimates — this is the primary fundamental support for the stock. MarketBeat APH
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and price?target lifts: Several brokerages have increased targets and reiterated buy/overweight views, creating upside via earnings?revision momentum and index/ETF inflows. BNP Paribas price target raise
• Positive Sentiment: End?market momentum — communications and AI data centers: Research notes highlight accelerating Communications Solutions sales (driven by AI/data?center demand), which supports multi?year growth expectations. Zacks on comms segment
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend declared: APH announced a $0.25 quarterly dividend (annualized $1.00; ~0.7% yield), a steady payout that supports income investors but is not a major catalyst.
• Neutral Sentiment: Debt issuance priced: The company priced €1.1B of Euro?denominated senior notes at low fixed rates — this provides low?cost funding for growth/recapitalization but increases gross leverage to monitor. Business Wire: senior notes
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling: CEO Richard Norwitt disclosed multiple sales totaling ~130k+ shares over several days at ~$142–$144 — sizable, concentrated insider disposals have likely pressured the stock today. SEC filing: CEO sales

About Amphenol

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.