Amphenol Corporation $APH Shares Sold by Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC

Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC trimmed its holdings in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 31.5% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 8,188 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 3,757 shares during the period. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $1,107,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in APH. Tucker Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Tacita Capital Inc raised its position in shares of Amphenol by 145.6% during the 4th quarter. Tacita Capital Inc now owns 221 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Towne Trust Company N.A acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on APH. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $180.00 price target (up from $175.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Monday, May 4th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price target on Amphenol from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Piper Sandler set a $165.00 price target on Amphenol in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on Amphenol from $182.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $176.87.

Amphenol Price Performance

Shares of APH opened at $138.84 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $170.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.90, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.27. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $137.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $138.94. 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 12 month low of $91.06 and a 12 month high of $167.04.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $7.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.08 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 37.44% and a net margin of 17.24%.The firm’s revenue was up 58.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.63 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 61,072 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at $277,368,257.30. This represents a 3.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 130,775 shares of company stock worth $18,709,350. 1.42% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Amphenol Profile

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.