Amphenol Corporation $APH Shares Bought by Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc

Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc raised its stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 8.0% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 4,033 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $398,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Perigon Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 29.4% in the first quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,438 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,144,000 after acquiring an additional 3,964 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 46.8% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 69,958 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $4,589,000 after acquiring an additional 22,293 shares during the last quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 14.4% in the first quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,504 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $295,000 after acquiring an additional 568 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 4.2% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 61,920 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $4,061,000 after acquiring an additional 2,514 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Woodline Partners LP raised its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 10,042.3% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 457,723 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $30,022,000 after acquiring an additional 453,210 shares during the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APH has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Amphenol from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. UBS Group increased their target price on Amphenol from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 target price on Amphenol in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Amphenol from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amphenol has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $105.62.

Amphenol Price Performance

APH stock opened at $119.04 on Wednesday. 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 Corporation has a 1 year low of $56.45 and a 1 year high of $120.80. The firm has a market cap of $145.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.15. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $108.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.94.

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

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.29%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amphenol news, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 40,076 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.56, for a total transaction of $4,430,802.56. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 39,884 shares in the company, valued at $4,409,575.04. This trade represents a 50.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.29, for a total value of $12,462,770.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock worth $73,369,357 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol 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.