Index Fund Advisors Inc. Purchases New Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Index Fund Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 21,184 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $2,092,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Amphenol by 1.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 154,998,780 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $10,166,370,000 after purchasing an additional 2,870,933 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Amphenol by 196.3% during the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 16,743,239 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,098,190,000 after buying an additional 11,092,282 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 73.5% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,168,971 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $798,163,000 after acquiring an additional 5,154,860 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Amphenol by 1.6% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,198,997 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $603,362,000 after acquiring an additional 141,069 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in Amphenol by 639.0% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 8,758,951 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $574,500,000 after acquiring an additional 7,573,750 shares during the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other news, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.89, for a total value of $12,304,570.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.42, for a total transaction of $11,042,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 12,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,380,250. This represents a 88.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 665,924 shares of company stock worth $73,369,357. Company insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Stock Down 3.7%

Shares of APH opened at $121.64 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $148.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.17. Amphenol Corporation has a 12-month low of $56.45 and a 12-month high of $127.50. The firm 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 (NYSE:APH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $5.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.01 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 16.90% and a return on equity of 30.58%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 56.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.44 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on APH. Wall Street Zen cut Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Bank of America raised their price target on Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $145.00 target price (up previously from $125.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $139.00 price target on shares of Amphenol and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Amphenol has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.