Investment analysts at Erste Group Bank began coverage on shares of Amphenol (NYSE:APH – Get Free Report) in a report issued on Wednesday, Briefing.com reports. The brokerage set a “buy” rating on the electronics maker’s stock.
Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $100.00 to $107.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research cut Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Amphenol from $100.00 to $107.50 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $105.00 price target (up from $99.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, October 7th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on Amphenol from $90.00 to $92.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Amphenol currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $98.56.
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Amphenol Stock Performance
Shares of APH stock opened at $79.29 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 1.89. The company has a market capitalization of $195.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.23. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $82.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $77.35. Amphenol has a 52 week low of $59.01 and a 52 week high of $89.93.
Amphenol (NYSE:APH – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The electronics maker reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.08. Amphenol had a net margin of 17.73% and a return on equity of 39.87%. The company had revenue of $8.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.26 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.41 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 55.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.420 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Amphenol will post 2.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol
In related news, EVP David M. Silverman sold 240,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.12, for a total value of $20,908,800.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 31,344 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,730,689.28. The trade was a 88.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Lance E. D’amico sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.00, for a total value of $8,099,500.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 114,130 shares in the company, valued at $9,243,959.35. The trade was a 46.70% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 2,098,608 shares of company stock valued at $172,316,688. Corporate insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. City State Bank acquired a new position in Amphenol during the third quarter worth $43,000. Atticus Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Amphenol by 116.9% during the third quarter. Atticus Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,929 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $500,000 after acquiring an additional 3,195 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its stake in Amphenol by 93.9% in the third quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 86,446 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $7,425,000 after acquiring an additional 41,874 shares during the last quarter. Range Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Amphenol by 100.7% in the third quarter. Range Financial Group LLC now owns 9,173 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $773,000 after acquiring an additional 4,603 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Amphenol by 98.8% in the third quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 4,652 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $392,000 after acquiring an additional 2,312 shares during the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Amphenol Company Profile
Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) is a global manufacturer of electrical, electronic and fiber-optic connectors, interconnect systems and related products. Its portfolio includes cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, backplane systems, radio-frequency components and other specialized electronic hardware.
The company serves customers across a range of industries, including automotive, aerospace and defense, information technology and data communications, industrial, mobile networks, commercial aerospace, medical and other markets.
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