3,036 Shares in Amphenol Corporation $APH Purchased by Modera Wealth Management LLC

Modera Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 3,036 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $300,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in APH. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $306,000. Ethos Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Amphenol during the second quarter valued at $617,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in Amphenol in the second quarter worth $2,990,000. CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong purchased a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the second quarter worth $4,088,000. Finally, Genus Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Amphenol during the second quarter valued at $2,935,000. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Amphenol

In other news, VP Lance E. D’amico sold 120,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.01, for a total transaction of $16,801,200.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 76,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,696,764. The trade was a 61.10% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 80,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $141.04, for a total transaction of $11,283,200.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,125,042 shares of company stock valued at $142,789,956. Company insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

APH has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Amphenol from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $154.00 target price on shares of Amphenol and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. UBS Group set a $152.00 price target on shares of Amphenol and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barclays assumed coverage on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $120.00 price target on the stock. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amphenol has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $129.77.

Amphenol Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of APH stock opened at $139.01 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. Amphenol Corporation has a 12 month low of $56.45 and a 12 month high of $142.50. The stock has a market cap of $170.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $125.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $106.35.

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

Amphenol Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 16th. This is a positive change from Amphenol’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 33.33%.

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.