Amphenol’s (APH) “Buy (B)” Rating Reiterated at Weiss Ratings

Weiss Ratings reissued their buy (b) rating on shares of Amphenol (NYSE:APH) in a research note released on Wednesday morning,Weiss Ratings reports.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Bank of America boosted their target price on Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $102.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Barclays started coverage on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $120.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Finally, UBS Group set a $120.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Tuesday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $114.43.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Shares of APH opened at $121.64 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $148.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.46, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.17. Amphenol has a twelve month low of $56.45 and a twelve month high of $127.50. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $115.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.09. 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 (NYSE:APH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.01 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 16.90% and a return on equity of 30.58%. The firm’s revenue was up 56.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.44 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Amphenol will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a $0.165 dividend. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.29%.

Insider Activity

In other Amphenol news, VP Lance E. D’amico sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.60, for a total value of $11,060,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 76,400 shares in the company, valued at $8,449,840. This represents a 56.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.42, for a total value of $11,042,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 12,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,380,250. This trade represents a 88.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357 in the last 90 days. 1.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amphenol

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in Amphenol in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,104,244,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Amphenol by 196.3% in the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 16,743,239 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,098,190,000 after acquiring an additional 11,092,282 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in shares of Amphenol by 639.0% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 8,758,951 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $574,500,000 after purchasing an additional 7,573,750 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Amphenol during the first quarter worth approximately $476,842,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of Amphenol by 73.5% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,168,971 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $798,163,000 after purchasing an additional 5,154,860 shares during the period. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Amphenol Company 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.