Lido Advisors LLC Sells 52,822 Shares of Amphenol Corporation $APH

Lido Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 31.8% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 113,115 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 52,822 shares during the quarter. Lido Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $14,306,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of APH. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC raised its holdings in Amphenol by 163.8% during the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 182 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. Tucker Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Amphenol in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 85.0% in the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 198 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the period. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Amphenol in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, HHM Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amphenol news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 61,072 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.90, for a total value of $8,788,260.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $277,368,257.30. The trade was a 3.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 130,775 shares of company stock valued at $18,709,350. 1.42% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on APH. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Amphenol from $165.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Seaport Research Partners reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $215.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upped their target price on shares of Amphenol from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amphenol currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $186.00.

Amphenol Price Performance

Amphenol stock opened at $157.34 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $193.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.21, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $152.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $144.60. Amphenol Corporation has a 52 week low of $102.18 and a 52 week high of $178.52.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.11. Amphenol had a return on equity of 37.44% and a net margin of 17.24%.The firm had revenue of $7.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.08 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.63 EPS. The company’s revenue 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 forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 23rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. 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.