Wealth Science Advisors LLC Makes New $481,000 Investment in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Wealth Science Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 3,558 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $481,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Financial Management Professionals Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 82.6% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 199 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 200.0% in the 2nd quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 252 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new position in shares of Amphenol in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Alpine Bank Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Amphenol in the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Towne Trust Company N.A bought a new position in shares of Amphenol in the 4th quarter worth $34,000. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Monday. Truist Financial set a $182.00 target price on Amphenol in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Zacks Research cut Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Amphenol from $185.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on Amphenol from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $156.71.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $283,863,955.89. This represents a 21.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Trading Up 1.5%

NYSE APH opened at $150.38 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $184.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.02, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $138.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $138.10. Amphenol Corporation has a 12 month low of $70.83 and a 12 month high of $167.04. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.19 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 35.57% and a net margin of 18.49%.Amphenol’s quarterly revenue was up 49.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.55 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd were given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.94%.

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.