Graham Capital Management L.P. lowered its stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH – Free Report) by 36.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 33,595 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 19,061 shares during the quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P.’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $4,540,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. increased its stake in Amphenol by 200.0% in the 2nd quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 252 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Amphenol in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new position in Amphenol in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. purchased a new position in Amphenol in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Tacita Capital Inc increased its stake in Amphenol by 145.6% in the 4th quarter. Tacita Capital Inc now owns 221 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
APH has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $198.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on Amphenol from $182.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research cut Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Robert W. Baird set a $177.00 price target on Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Amphenol from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Amphenol has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $178.07.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Amphenol news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 61,072 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.90, for a total transaction of $8,788,260.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $277,368,257.30. The trade was a 3.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 130,775 shares of company stock worth $18,709,350. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.
Amphenol Trading Up 0.2%
NYSE:APH opened at $158.86 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.26. Amphenol Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $92.22 and a fifty-two week high of $167.04. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $140.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $139.87. The stock has a market cap of $195.43 billion, a PE ratio of 45.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.27.
Amphenol (NYSE:APH – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.11. Amphenol had a return on equity of 37.44% and a net margin of 17.24%.The company had revenue of $7.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.63 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 58.4% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Amphenol Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 23rd. Amphenol’s payout ratio is 28.74%.
About Amphenol
Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) is a leading global manufacturer of electronic and fiber optic connectors, interconnect systems, and related components. The company designs, engineers and produces a broad range of products including electrical connectors, cable assemblies, fiber optic solutions, sensors, antennas and electromechanical devices used to transfer power, signal and data across complex systems. Its product portfolio spans ruggedized connectors for harsh environments to high-speed solutions for data centers and telecommunications networks.
Amphenol serves a diverse set of end markets, including automotive, broadband and telecom, data communications, mobile devices, industrial, energy, and military/aerospace.
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