Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Invests $2.57 Million in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 20,743 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $2,567,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in APH. Financial Management Professionals Inc. grew its position in Amphenol by 82.6% during the third quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 199 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. boosted its stake in Amphenol by 200.0% in the second quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 252 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the second quarter valued at $26,000. Alpine Bank Wealth Management acquired a new position in Amphenol during the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Evolution Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Amphenol in the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 258,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.20, for a total transaction of $36,945,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 167,695 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,013,924. This trade represents a 60.61% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 80,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.00, for a total value of $11,360,000.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 498,076 shares of company stock valued at $70,996,906 over the last quarter. Insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Price Performance

Shares of Amphenol stock traded down $26.08 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $140.17. 5,649,331 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,062,305. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 2.07. The company has a market cap of $171.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.84, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.21. Amphenol Corporation has a 1-year low of $56.45 and a 1-year high of $167.04. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $140.60 and its 200 day moving average price is $126.71.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.19 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 18.22% and a return on equity of 33.46%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.55 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on APH shares. US Capital Advisors set a $165.00 target price on Amphenol in a report on Friday, January 9th. Barclays upgraded Amphenol from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $143.00 to $156.00 in a report on Monday, January 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $183.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and set a $175.00 target price (up previously from $160.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, November 2nd. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $149.54.

Amphenol 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.