Whipplewood Advisors LLC Has $71,000 Stock Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 1,854.1% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 723 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after buying an additional 686 shares during the period. Whipplewood Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $71,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of APH. Hughes Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Avalon Trust Co grew 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 purchasing an additional 232 shares in 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 owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 199,848 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The stock was 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 directly 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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. Insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357 over the last three months. 1.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Amphenol Price Performance

Amphenol stock opened at $133.80 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The company has a market capitalization of $163.35 billion, a PE ratio of 44.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.17. Amphenol Corporation has a 12 month low of $56.45 and a 12 month high of $137.65. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $119.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $100.97.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The electronics maker reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $6.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.54 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 33.46% and a net margin of 18.22%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 53.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.50 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.260-3.280 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.890-0.910 EPS. Analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be given a $0.25 dividend. This is a boost from Amphenol’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 16th. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is 22.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on Amphenol from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Robert W. Baird set a $139.00 price objective on Amphenol and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Barclays assumed coverage on Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $120.00 price objective for the company. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 price objective on Amphenol in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $129.77.

About Amphenol

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.