Generate Investment Management Ltd Lowers Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Generate Investment Management Ltd decreased its position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 54.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 217,901 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 260,071 shares during the period. Amphenol comprises about 1.2% of Generate Investment Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Generate Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $21,518,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in APH. Mather Group LLC. lifted its position in Amphenol by 0.5% during the second quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 22,896 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,261,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the period. Independent Advisor Alliance lifted its position in Amphenol by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 7,180 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $471,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the period. Traveka Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Amphenol by 3.9% during the second quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC now owns 3,277 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $324,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP grew its holdings in Amphenol by 1.9% in the first quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 6,681 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $438,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Finally, Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC increased its stake in shares of Amphenol by 2.9% during the first quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC now owns 4,676 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $307,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 199,848 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.43, for a total transaction of $22,069,214.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 125,695 shares in the company, valued at $13,880,498.85. This trade represents a 61.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.89, for a total value of $12,304,570.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 665,924 shares of company stock worth $73,369,357. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Amphenol from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Amphenol from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Amphenol from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Finally, KGI Securities initiated coverage on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.15.

Amphenol Stock Performance

NYSE:APH opened at $122.60 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $149.68 billion, a PE ratio of 48.84, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.15. Amphenol Corporation has a 1 year low of $56.45 and a 1 year high of $126.06. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $111.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $92.50.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.15. Amphenol had a return on equity of 30.58% and a net margin of 16.90%.The company had revenue of $5.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.01 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.44 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 56.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

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

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.