Mccarter Private Wealth Services LLC Acquires Shares of 3,414 Amphenol Corporation $APH

Mccarter Private Wealth Services LLC acquired a new stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 3,414 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $461,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Advisors Inc. OK lifted its stake in Amphenol by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 2,067 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $279,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Canvas Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Amphenol by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Canvas Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,060 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $279,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. LOM Asset Management Ltd lifted its stake in Amphenol by 16.3% in the fourth quarter. LOM Asset Management Ltd now owns 500 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Seeds Investor LLC lifted its stake in Amphenol by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Seeds Investor LLC now owns 1,889 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $255,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Procyon Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Amphenol by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 2,871 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $388,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 61,072 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.90, for a total transaction of $8,788,260.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $277,368,257.30. This represents a 3.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders sold a total of 130,775 shares of company stock worth $18,709,350 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

APH has been the subject of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Amphenol from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Amphenol from $184.00 to $201.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research lowered Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their target price on Amphenol from $160.00 to $172.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Barclays reissued 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. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $176.87.

Amphenol Trading Up 1.4%

NYSE:APH opened at $148.40 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $182.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.64, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $135.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $138.71. Amphenol Corporation has a 12-month low of $90.71 and a 12-month high of $167.04.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.63 earnings per share. The company’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. Equities analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.76 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

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

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.