Optas LLC Invests $339,000 in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Optas LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 3,437 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $339,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in APH. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Amphenol by 114.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,624 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,224,000 after purchasing an additional 9,390 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Amphenol by 87.9% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 10,094 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $701,000 after purchasing an additional 4,721 shares during the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Amphenol by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 8,042 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $559,000 after purchasing an additional 618 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Amphenol by 10.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 39,430 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,586,000 after purchasing an additional 3,860 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Simplicity Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Amphenol in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $922,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Price Performance

Amphenol stock opened at $126.26 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $154.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $115.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $95.73. Amphenol Corporation has a 12-month low of $56.45 and a 12-month high of $126.49. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $5.65 billion during 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 56.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.44 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Amphenol

In other news, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 12,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,380,250. This represents a 88.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 40,076 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 39,884 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,409,575.04. This trade represents a 50.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357 in the last ninety days. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on APH. Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $120.00 target price for the company. UBS Group set a $120.00 price objective on Amphenol in a research note on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Amphenol from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Bank of America increased their price target on Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $145.00 price objective (up previously from $125.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.57.

About Amphenol

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.