Amphenol (NYSE:APH) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) was downgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Saturday.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on APH. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $174.00 price target (up from $152.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. US Capital Advisors set a $165.00 target price on Amphenol in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Truist Financial set a $182.00 target price on Amphenol in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Fox Advisors reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on Amphenol from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $151.38.

Amphenol Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of Amphenol stock opened at $146.72 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $180.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.20. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $141.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $129.96. Amphenol has a 12-month low of $56.45 and a 12-month high of $167.04. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.48 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 the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.04. Amphenol had a return on equity of 35.57% and a net margin of 18.49%.The business had revenue of $6.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.19 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.55 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 49.1% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amphenol will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 $283,863,955.89. This trade represents a 21.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 80,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.00, for a total value of $11,360,000.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amphenol

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APH. Norges Bank bought a new position in Amphenol in the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,052,145,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Amphenol by 102.7% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,325,148 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $4,638,701,000 after acquiring an additional 17,387,536 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 446.9% in the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 18,006,524 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,228,288,000 after acquiring an additional 14,714,177 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in shares of Amphenol by 106.9% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 15,523,085 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,920,982,000 after purchasing an additional 8,021,284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC grew its position in shares of Amphenol by 340.8% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

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.