Guardian Capital LP Grows Stake in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Guardian Capital LP raised its holdings in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 29.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 17,353 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after buying an additional 3,934 shares during the quarter. Guardian Capital LP’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $2,147,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Marietta Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in Amphenol by 6.6% in the third quarter. Marietta Investment Partners LLC now owns 56,709 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $7,018,000 after acquiring an additional 3,527 shares during the period. Sunpointe LLC purchased a new position in Amphenol during the 3rd quarter valued at $208,000. M1 Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Amphenol during the 3rd quarter valued at $236,000. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp raised its holdings in Amphenol by 199.5% in the 3rd quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 12,068 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,493,000 after purchasing an additional 8,039 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Perennial Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Amphenol by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,372 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $294,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In related news, 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 transaction of $75,885,432.87. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $283,863,955.89. This trade represents a 21.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on APH shares. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $165.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $174.00 price objective (up from $152.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. US Capital Advisors set a $165.00 price objective on Amphenol in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. Finally, Fox Advisors reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $151.38.

Amphenol Stock Down 3.2%

Shares of Amphenol stock opened at $131.86 on Friday. Amphenol Corporation has a 1 year low of $56.45 and a 1 year high of $167.04. The firm has a market cap of $162.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.48, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a 50-day moving average of $144.44 and a 200 day moving average of $133.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.48.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $6.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.19 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 18.49% and a return on equity of 35.57%. Amphenol’s quarterly revenue was up 49.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.55 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd will be paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.94%.

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.