Cibc World Market Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Cibc World Market Inc. raised its position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 2.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 299,741 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after buying an additional 7,854 shares during the quarter. Cibc World Market Inc.’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $40,507,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of APH. Tucker Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Amphenol in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new position in shares of Amphenol during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Towne Trust Company N.A purchased a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Amphenol during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on APH. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Amphenol from $165.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research downgraded Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Piper Sandler set a $165.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $160.00 to $172.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $176.87.

Amphenol Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of Amphenol stock opened at $146.77 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $180.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.27. Amphenol Corporation has a twelve month low of $91.06 and a twelve month high of $167.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The company’s 50 day moving average is $136.82 and its 200 day moving average is $138.94.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $7.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.08 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 37.44% and a net margin of 17.24%.Amphenol’s revenue for the quarter was up 58.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.63 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.76 EPS for the current 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 $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is 28.74%.

Insider Transactions at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 17,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.21, for a total value of $2,506,175.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at $276,038,277.47. This represents a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 130,775 shares of company stock worth $18,709,350 over the last three months. 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.