Amphenol Corporation $APH Shares Sold by Montag A & Associates Inc.

Montag A & Associates Inc. cut its stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 50.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 19,801 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 19,964 shares during the period. Montag A & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $2,507,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in APH. J. Stern & Co. LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 9,435.8% during the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 76,769,791 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $10,374,670,000 after acquiring an additional 75,964,718 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the 4th quarter worth about $3,052,145,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Amphenol by 102.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,325,148 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $4,638,701,000 after purchasing an additional 17,387,536 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its position in Amphenol by 340.8% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 10,257,379 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,386,182,000 after purchasing an additional 7,930,532 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in Amphenol by 693.9% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 7,279,457 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $900,833,000 after purchasing an additional 6,362,533 shares during the period. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amphenol Price Performance

Shares of Amphenol stock opened at $158.39 on Thursday. Amphenol Corporation has a 52 week low of $95.19 and a 52 week high of $178.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The stock has a market cap of $194.85 billion, a PE ratio of 45.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.24. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $147.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $143.08.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.11. Amphenol had a net margin of 17.24% and a return on equity of 37.44%. The company had revenue of $7.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.63 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 58.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 23rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.74%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on APH shares. Robert W. Baird set a $177.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price objective on Amphenol from $160.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and issued a $180.00 target price (up from $170.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research downgraded Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $178.00 price target (up from $170.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amphenol has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $178.07.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 61,072 shares of the business’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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $277,368,257.30. The trade was a 3.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 130,775 shares of company stock valued at $18,709,350. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

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.