Amphenol Corporation $APH Shares Sold by Oak Ridge Investments LLC

Oak Ridge Investments LLC cut its holdings in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 42.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,624 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 6,389 shares during the period. Oak Ridge Investments LLC’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $852,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hughes Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Amphenol in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Avalon Trust Co increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 133.3% during the 1st quarter. Avalon Trust Co now owns 406 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth $31,000. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amphenol Stock Down 3.7%

Shares of Amphenol stock opened at $121.64 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $115.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $96.49. 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 Corporation has a twelve month low of $56.45 and a twelve month high of $127.50. The stock has a market cap of $148.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.17.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $5.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.01 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 30.58% and a net margin of 16.90%.The company’s revenue was up 56.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.44 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.29, for a total transaction of $12,462,770.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Lance E. D’amico sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $8,449,840. This represents a 56.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Bank of America upped their price objective on Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Barclays assumed coverage on Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $120.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Amphenol from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, KGI Securities started coverage on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $114.43.

Amphenol 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.