41,877 Shares in Amphenol Corporation $APH Acquired by Signal Advisors Wealth LLC

Signal Advisors Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 41,877 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $5,659,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in APH. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Amphenol by 114.0% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,624 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,224,000 after purchasing an additional 9,390 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amphenol by 87.9% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 10,094 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $701,000 after purchasing an additional 4,721 shares during the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Amphenol by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 8,042 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $559,000 after buying an additional 618 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $672,000. Finally, CreativeOne Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Amphenol by 91.5% during the second quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 26,890 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,655,000 after buying an additional 12,848 shares during the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Amphenol

In related news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total value of $75,885,432.87. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $283,863,955.89. This represents a 21.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

APH has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $174.00 price objective (up from $152.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $183.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $175.00 price objective (up from $156.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Amphenol from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $152.36.

Amphenol Trading Up 0.5%

NYSE APH opened at $128.57 on Thursday. Amphenol Corporation has a one year low of $56.45 and a one year high of $167.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.48. The firm has a market cap of $158.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.20. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $142.37 and its 200-day moving average is $135.80.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.19 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 35.57% and a net margin of 18.49%.Amphenol’s quarterly revenue was up 49.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.55 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.94%.

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.