11,500 Shares in Amphenol Corporation $APH Bought by Leeward Financial Partners LLC

Leeward Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 11,500 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,554,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in Amphenol by 200.0% during the 2nd 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 during the period. Tucker Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amphenol in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in Amphenol in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new stake in Amphenol during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Towne Trust Company N.A bought a new stake in Amphenol during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on APH shares. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $178.00 price objective (up from $170.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price objective on Amphenol from $160.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Amphenol from $184.00 to $201.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Seaport Research Partners reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $215.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $176.53.

Insider Activity

In other Amphenol news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 17,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.21, for a total transaction of $2,506,175.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at $276,038,277.47. This represents a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders sold a total of 130,775 shares of company stock worth $18,709,350 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Price Performance

Amphenol stock opened at $140.22 on Thursday. Amphenol Corporation has a 12 month low of $87.84 and a 12 month high of $167.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $134.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $138.60. The company has a market cap of $172.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.29, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.29.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.11. Amphenol had a return on equity of 37.44% and a net margin of 17.24%.The business had revenue of $7.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.08 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.63 earnings per share. Amphenol’s revenue for the quarter was up 58.4% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.76 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 23rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.74%.

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.