4,895 Shares in Amphenol Corporation $APH Purchased by Lecap Asset Management Ltd.

Lecap Asset Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APHFree Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 4,895 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $483,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of APH. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Amphenol in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Amphenol during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Avalon Trust Co boosted its holdings in Amphenol by 133.3% during the 1st quarter. Avalon Trust Co now owns 406 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Saudi Central Bank bought a new position in shares of Amphenol during the first quarter valued at about $31,000. 97.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on APH. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $145.00 price target (up from $125.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. KGI Securities initiated coverage on Amphenol in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $139.00 price target on shares of Amphenol and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $110.00.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Lance E. D’amico sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.60, for a total value of $11,060,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 76,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,449,840. This trade represents a 56.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 40,076 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.56, for a total value of $4,430,802.56. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 39,884 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,409,575.04. The trade was a 50.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock worth $73,369,357. Insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of APH opened at $123.65 on Friday. Amphenol Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $56.45 and a fifty-two week high of $126.06. The business has a 50-day moving average of $113.57 and a 200 day moving average of $93.74. The firm has a market cap of $150.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 2.02.

Amphenol (NYSE:APHGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $5.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.01 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 16.90% and a return on equity of 30.58%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 56.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.44 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Amphenol’s payout ratio is presently 26.29%.

About Amphenol

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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.

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