2,508 Shares in Amphenol Corporation $APH Purchased by Verus Capital Partners LLC

Verus Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 2,508 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $248,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 9.4% in the 2nd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 1,146 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $113,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Tranquility Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 0.8% in the second quarter. Tranquility Partners LLC now owns 13,386 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,322,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. EWA LLC raised its position in Amphenol by 2.3% during the second quarter. EWA LLC now owns 5,200 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $514,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the period. Coign Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Amphenol by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Coign Capital Advisors LLC now owns 10,561 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,043,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 0.5% during the second quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 22,896 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,261,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the period. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP David M. Silverman sold 120,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $141.17, for a total transaction of $16,940,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 12,500 shares in the company, valued at $1,764,625. The trade was a 90.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Lance E. D’amico sold 120,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.01, for a total value of $16,801,200.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 76,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,696,764. This represents a 61.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,125,042 shares of company stock worth $142,789,956. 1.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Amphenol Stock Down 1.1%

NYSE APH opened at $141.83 on Thursday. Amphenol Corporation has a 1-year low of $56.45 and a 1-year high of $144.37. The company has a market capitalization of $173.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.28, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.20. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $127.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $107.54. 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 (NYSE:APH) last posted its 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 analyst estimates of $5.54 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 18.22% and a return on equity of 33.46%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 53.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $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. Equities analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Investors 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. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.33%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APH has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Amphenol from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Robert W. Baird set a $139.00 price target on shares of Amphenol and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Barclays started coverage on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $120.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Amphenol from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $120.00 to $150.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $129.77.

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.