Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Cuts Stock Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lessened its holdings in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 2.5% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 3,584,260 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 91,764 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $443,403,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Grant Private Wealth Management Inc bought a new stake in Amphenol in the 3rd quarter valued at about $515,000. DSG Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Amphenol by 230.9% during the third quarter. DSG Capital Advisors LLC now owns 10,688 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,323,000 after purchasing an additional 7,458 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Amphenol by 10.7% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 271,766 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $33,631,000 after purchasing an additional 26,175 shares in the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the third quarter valued at approximately $3,831,000. Finally, Convergence Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amphenol by 59.9% during the 3rd quarter. Convergence Investment Partners LLC now owns 19,300 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,388,000 after buying an additional 7,230 shares in the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Amphenol

In other news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total transaction of $75,885,432.87. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $283,863,955.89. This trade represents a 21.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 1.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Amphenol Price Performance

Amphenol stock opened at $132.86 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $163.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.78, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 2.48, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $144.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $133.46. Amphenol Corporation has a 52 week low of $56.45 and a 52 week high of $167.04.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. Amphenol had a return on equity of 35.57% and a net margin of 18.49%.The firm had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.55 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.1% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 23rd will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol’s payout ratio is currently 29.94%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on APH. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. US Capital Advisors set a $165.00 price target on Amphenol in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Truist Financial set a $182.00 price objective on Amphenol in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Fox Advisors restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on Amphenol from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amphenol has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $151.38.

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.