Amphenol Corporation $APH Stock Holdings Trimmed by Hsbc Holdings PLC

Hsbc Holdings PLC lowered its position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 6.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,303,048 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 149,319 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $311,503,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in APH. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR boosted its stake in Amphenol by 20.2% in the fourth quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 87,072 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $11,767,000 after acquiring an additional 14,612 shares during the period. Regents Gate Capital LLP raised its position in shares of Amphenol by 54.8% during the 3rd quarter. Regents Gate Capital LLP now owns 96,908 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $11,992,000 after purchasing an additional 34,289 shares during the period. Praxis Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Amphenol by 86.3% during the 4th quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. now owns 26,986 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $3,647,000 after purchasing an additional 12,502 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,750,490 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $371,704,000 after purchasing an additional 70,938 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CGN Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Amphenol during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,592,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on APH. Robert W. Baird set a $177.00 price objective on Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen cut Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $198.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a report on Monday, June 8th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $178.00 price objective (up from $170.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $182.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amphenol presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $178.07.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 17,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.21, for a total value of $2,506,175.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $276,038,277.47. This represents a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 130,775 shares of company stock valued at $18,709,350 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Shares of APH stock opened at $164.23 on Friday. Amphenol Corporation has a 12-month low of $92.98 and a 12-month high of $167.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $202.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.27. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $142.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $140.36.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last announced 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 firm had revenue of $7.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.63 EPS. The firm’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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.76 EPS 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 dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 23rd. Amphenol’s payout ratio is currently 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.