Stock Traders Buy High Volume of Amphenol Put Options (NYSE:APH)

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) saw some unusual options trading on Wednesday. Stock investors bought 13,213 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 42% compared to the typical volume of 9,275 put options.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APH has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Fox Advisors restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Zacks Research cut shares of Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $183.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $152.36.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total transaction of $75,885,432.87. Following the transaction, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Amphenol

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the fourth quarter worth $1,554,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in Amphenol by 19.7% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 538,772 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $72,810,000 after purchasing an additional 88,596 shares in the last quarter. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Amphenol in the 4th quarter worth about $170,000. Fund Advisors of America Inc FL purchased a new position in Amphenol during the 4th quarter valued at about $279,000. Finally, World Investment Advisors grew its holdings in Amphenol by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 30,764 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $4,158,000 after buying an additional 1,148 shares in the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amphenol Stock Performance

NYSE APH opened at $130.50 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $160.41 billion, a PE ratio of 39.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 2.48 and a current ratio of 2.98. Amphenol has a 52-week low of $56.45 and a 52-week high of $167.04. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $143.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $135.12.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its earnings results 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. Amphenol had a net margin of 18.49% and a return on equity of 35.57%. The firm had revenue of $6.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.19 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.55 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly 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, research analysts predict that Amphenol will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is 29.94%.

Amphenol Company 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.