2,446 Shares in Amphenol Corporation $APH Bought by Olympiad Research LP

Olympiad Research LP acquired a new position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 2,446 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $242,000.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in APH. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Amphenol by 114.0% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,624 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,224,000 after purchasing an additional 9,390 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Amphenol by 87.9% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 10,094 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $701,000 after buying an additional 4,721 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 8,042 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $559,000 after purchasing an additional 618 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Amphenol by 117.8% in the 1st quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 1,886 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $124,000 after acquiring an additional 1,020 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 13.1% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,575 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $103,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In related news, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 40,076 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.50, for a total value of $5,750,906.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 39,884 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,723,354. The trade was a 50.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Lance E. D’amico sold 120,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.01, for a total value of $16,801,200.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 76,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,696,764. The trade was a 61.10% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 1,423,118 shares of company stock valued at $185,486,462 in the last ninety days. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amphenol Trading Down 4.7%

NYSE:APH opened at $135.28 on Friday. Amphenol Corporation has a 12 month low of $56.45 and a 12 month high of $144.37. The stock has a market cap of $165.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $127.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $107.73. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The electronics maker reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.14. Amphenol had a net margin of 18.22% and a return on equity of 33.46%. The company had revenue of $6.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.54 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.50 EPS. Amphenol’s quarterly revenue was up 53.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.260-3.280 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.890-0.910 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from Amphenol’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is 33.33%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on APH. Robert W. Baird set a $139.00 price objective on Amphenol and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Amphenol from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Amphenol from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Amphenol from $120.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $131.54.

Amphenol Company Profile

Amphenol Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, primarily designs, manufactures, and markets electrical, electronic, and fiber optic connectors in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Harsh Environment Solutions, Communications Solutions, and Interconnect and Sensor Systems.