Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) Given Average Rating of “Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) have received an average recommendation of “Buy” from the sixteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, fourteen have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $186.00.

A number of brokerages have commented on APH. Seaport Research Partners reissued a “buy” rating and set a $215.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $185.00 target price (up from $178.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Amphenol from $184.00 to $201.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating and issued a $175.00 price objective (up from $135.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Monday, July 13th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 17,500 shares of the business’s 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at $276,038,277.47. The trade was a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders sold a total of 130,775 shares of company stock worth $18,709,350 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Amphenol

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Amphenol by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 126,553,498 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $17,102,440,000 after purchasing an additional 1,322,682 shares during the period. J. Stern & Co. LLP grew its position in shares of Amphenol by 9,435.8% during the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 76,769,791 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $10,374,670,000 after buying an additional 75,964,718 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Amphenol by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 56,913,598 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $7,705,440,000 after buying an additional 888,526 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Amphenol by 102.7% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,325,148 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $4,638,701,000 after buying an additional 17,387,536 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Amphenol by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 30,318,652 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $4,087,372,000 after buying an additional 748,813 shares during the period. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amphenol Price Performance

Shares of APH stock opened at $152.59 on Friday. Amphenol has a 52 week low of $102.76 and a 52 week high of $178.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $187.72 billion, a PE ratio of 43.85, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.71. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $152.74 and its 200-day moving average is $144.66.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.08 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.63 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 58.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Amphenol will post 4.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.74%.

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.