Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) Short Interest Update

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 17,405,697 shares, an increase of 35.0% from the January 15th total of 12,893,636 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 13,999,939 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 1.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Approximately 1.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 13,999,939 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other news, insider William J. Doherty sold 80,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.00, for a total transaction of $11,360,000.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total value of $75,885,432.87. Following the completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amphenol

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Amphenol by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 126,553,498 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $17,102,440,000 after purchasing an additional 1,322,682 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Amphenol by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 56,913,598 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $7,705,440,000 after acquiring an additional 888,526 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Amphenol by 102.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,325,148 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $4,638,701,000 after acquiring an additional 17,387,536 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Amphenol by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 30,318,652 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $4,087,372,000 after acquiring an additional 748,813 shares during the period. Finally, Capital International Investors raised its stake in Amphenol by 31.5% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 23,680,749 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $3,200,276,000 after purchasing an additional 5,674,225 shares during the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APH has been the topic of several research reports. Truist Financial set a $182.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $165.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $183.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, US Capital Advisors set a $165.00 price target on Amphenol in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $151.38.

Amphenol Stock Up 2.1%

Shares of NYSE:APH traded up $2.99 on Friday, reaching $146.72. The company had a trading volume of 9,377,867 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,648,483. The stock has a market capitalization of $180.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.20. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $141.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $130.13. Amphenol has a twelve month low of $56.45 and a twelve month high of $167.04. The company has a quick ratio of 2.48, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08.

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

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd will be paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.