Amphenol (NYSE:APH) and Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ:CLMB) Head to Head Contrast

Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ:CLMB) and Amphenol (NYSE:APH) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Climb Global Solutions and Amphenol”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Climb Global Solutions	$652.52 million	1.23	$21.33 million	$1.29	33.25
Amphenol	$23.09 billion	8.46	$4.27 billion	$2.30	34.39

Amphenol has higher revenue and earnings than Climb Global Solutions. Climb Global Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amphenol, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

49.7% of Climb Global Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Amphenol shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Climb Global Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Amphenol shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Climb Global Solutions and Amphenol, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Climb Global Solutions	0	1	2	2	3.20
Amphenol	0	1	17	1	3.00

Climb Global Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential downside of 27.72%. Amphenol has a consensus price target of $108.32, indicating a potential upside of 36.95%. Given Amphenol’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amphenol is more favorable than Climb Global Solutions.

Volatility & Risk

Climb Global Solutions has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amphenol has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Climb Global Solutions and Amphenol’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Climb Global Solutions	3.08%	19.56%	5.09%
Amphenol	17.95%	42.53%	15.11%

Summary

Amphenol beats Climb Global Solutions on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Climb Global Solutions

Climb Global Solutions Inc. operates as a value-added information technology (IT) distribution and solutions company in the United States, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Distribution and Solutions. The company distributes technical software to corporate and value-added resellers, consultants, and systems integrators under the name Climb Channel Solutions; and provides cloud solutions and resells software, hardware, and services under the name Grey Matter. It also resells computer software and hardware developed by others, as well as provides technical services to end user customers. In addition, the company offers a line of products from various software vendors; and tools for virtualization/cloud computing, security, networking, storage and infrastructure management, application lifecycle management, and other technically sophisticated domains, as well as computer hardware. It markets its products through its own web sites, local and on-line seminars, events, webinars, and social media, as well as direct email and printed materials. The company was formerly known as Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and changed its name to Climb Global Solutions Inc. in October 2022. Climb Global Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Eatontown, New Jersey.

About Amphenol

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. The company offers connectors and connector systems, including harsh environment data, power, high-speed, fiber optic, and radio frequency interconnect products; busbars and power distribution systems; and other connectors. It also provides value-add products, such as backplane interconnect systems, cable assemblies and harnesses, and cable management products; other products comprising flexible and rigid printed circuit boards, hinges, other mechanical, and production related products. In addition, the company offers consumer device, network infrastructure, and other antennas; coaxial, power, and specialty cables; and sensors and sensor-based products. It sells its products through its sales force, independent representatives, and a network of electronics distributors to original equipment manufacturers, electronic manufacturing services companies, original design manufacturers, and service providers in the automotive, broadband communication, commercial aerospace, industrial, information technology and data communication, military, mobile device, and mobile network markets. Amphenol Corporation was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut.