CenterBook Partners LP Raises Stock Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

CenterBook Partners LP grew its holdings in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 462.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 118,914 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 97,757 shares during the period. Amphenol comprises about 0.7% of CenterBook Partners LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest position. CenterBook Partners LP’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $14,716,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financial Management Professionals Inc. lifted its holdings in Amphenol by 82.6% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 199 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 200.0% in the second quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 252 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new position in shares of Amphenol in the second quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Evolution Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Amphenol during the second quarter worth $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Price Performance

NYSE:APH opened at $148.44 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $182.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.44, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.48. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $142.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of $130.90. Amphenol Corporation has a 1 year low of $56.45 and a 1 year high of $167.04.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $6.44 billion for 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 quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.55 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd will be 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 is Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is 29.94%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on APH. Truist Financial set a $182.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $174.00 target price (up from $152.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Fox Advisors reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $183.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Amphenol has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $151.38.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider William J. Doherty sold 80,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.00, for a total transaction of $11,360,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $283,863,955.89. This represents a 21.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Amphenol

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.