Securian Asset Management Inc. Sells 961 Shares of Amphenol Corporation $APH

Securian Asset Management Inc. cut its stake in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 63,192 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 961 shares during the quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $6,240,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Amphenol during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Hilltop National Bank bought a new position in Amphenol during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Avalon Trust Co grew its position in 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 acquiring an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on APH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Amphenol from $125.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and set a $145.00 price target (up from $125.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. UBS Group set a $120.00 price objective on Amphenol in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Wall Street Zen cut Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $139.00 price objective on Amphenol and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $118.00.

Insider Transactions at Amphenol

In other news, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Lance E. D’amico sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 76,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,449,840. The trade was a 56.69% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock worth $73,369,357. 1.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Amphenol Trading Up 1.6%

NYSE APH opened at $127.71 on Tuesday. Amphenol Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $56.45 and a fifty-two week high of $128.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 2.02. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $117.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $99.04. The stock has a market cap of $155.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.17.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 EPS 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 analysts’ expectations of $5.01 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 30.58% and a net margin of 16.90%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 56.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

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