Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) Stock Now Rated “Moderate Buy” by Wall Street Analysts

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nineteen research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and sixteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $111.79.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on APH shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered their price objective on Amphenol from $197.00 to $107.00 in a research report on Friday. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 target price (up from $112.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Amphenol from $107.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Truist Financial upped their target price on Amphenol from $107.50 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on Amphenol from $99.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 13th.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Amphenol stock opened at $79.48 on Monday. Amphenol has a 1-year low of $59.01 and a 1-year high of $89.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $196.00 billion, a PE ratio of 34.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.23. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $81.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $75.48.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $10.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.49 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 17.95% and a return on equity of 42.53%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 65.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Amphenol will post 2.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 13th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 22nd will be given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is a negative change from Amphenol’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 22nd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.09%.

Amphenol announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, October 28th that authorizes the company to buy back $4 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the electronics maker to repurchase up to 2% of its shares through open market purchases. Share repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity at Amphenol

In related news, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 386,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.66, for a total value of $32,324,292.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 181,330 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,169,161.15. The trade was a 68.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP David M. Silverman sold 240,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.12, for a total value of $20,908,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 31,344 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,730,689.28. This represents a 88.45% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amphenol

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APH. State Street Corp raised its position in Amphenol by 24.2% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 71,281,059 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $12,107,146,000 after purchasing an additional 13,884,641 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Amphenol by 10.5% in the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 16,579,919 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,923,371,000 after purchasing an additional 1,578,248 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP boosted its stake in shares of Amphenol by 3,010.0% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 16,437,431 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,898,248,000 after purchasing an additional 15,908,901 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in Amphenol by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 9,703,604 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,710,939,000 after acquiring an additional 416,388 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new position in Amphenol during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,600,531,000. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Amphenol

Here are the key news stories impacting Amphenol this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Amphenol raised its fourth-quarter 2026 outlook to EPS of $0.81-$0.83 and revenue of $10.3-$10.5 billion, above consensus estimates of $0.75 and $9.7 billion, respectively.
• Positive Sentiment: The company also increased its full-year 2026 guidance to EPS of $2.82-$2.84 and revenue of $36.9-$37.1 billion, ahead of analyst expectations of $2.69 and $35.7 billion.
• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter results exceeded expectations, with adjusted EPS of $0.80 versus the $0.73 consensus and revenue of approximately $10.2 billion. Orders rose 99% year over year, and the book-to-bill ratio reached 1.19, indicating strong demand momentum.
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted strong artificial-intelligence data-center demand, with IT datacom sales increasing sharply. Analysts at JPMorgan, BNP Paribas Exane, UBS and Truist raised their price targets to $111-$115 and maintained bullish ratings.
• Positive Sentiment: The board approved a new $4 billion share-repurchase program, covering up to 2% of outstanding shares and beginning in 2027. Buybacks can support earnings per share and signal management confidence in the valuation. Amphenol Board of Directors Approves Share Repurchase Program
• Neutral Sentiment: Amphenol agreed to acquire Humanetics Sensors and AdvancedPCB Holdings. The transactions could expand its sensor and circuit-board businesses, although financial terms and the near-term earnings impact were not provided.
• Negative Sentiment: Rothschild & Co Redburn cut its price target from $197 to $107. Although the revised target still implies substantial upside, the magnitude of the reduction may pressure investor sentiment.
• Negative Sentiment: The company’s quarterly dividend was reported at $0.15 per share, below the prior $0.25 payout. The lower distribution may disappoint income-focused investors, despite broader reports describing the post-split payout as an increase.

About Amphenol

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) is a global manufacturer of electrical, electronic and fiber-optic connectors, interconnect systems and related products. Its portfolio includes cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, backplane systems, radio-frequency components and other specialized electronic hardware.

The company serves customers across a range of industries, including automotive, aerospace and defense, information technology and data communications, industrial, mobile networks, commercial aerospace, medical and other markets.