Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $178.0667.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on APH shares. Zacks Research lowered Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Amphenol from $182.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $198.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their target price on Amphenol from $160.00 to $172.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th.

Amphenol Trading Up 1.5%

NYSE:APH opened at $166.39 on Tuesday. Amphenol has a fifty-two week low of $92.98 and a fifty-two week high of $168.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $204.69 billion, a PE ratio of 47.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.27. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $143.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $140.55.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.11. Amphenol had a return on equity of 37.44% and a net margin of 17.24%.The business 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 business posted $0.63 EPS. Amphenol’s revenue for the quarter was up 58.4% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Amphenol will post 4.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 61,072 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief executive officer 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 130,775 shares of company stock worth $18,709,350. 1.42% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in APH. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 20.2% during the 4th quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 87,072 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $11,767,000 after acquiring an additional 14,612 shares during the last quarter. Regents Gate Capital LLP increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 54.8% during the 3rd quarter. Regents Gate Capital LLP now owns 96,908 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $11,992,000 after acquiring an additional 34,289 shares during the last quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 86.3% during the 4th quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. now owns 26,986 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $3,647,000 after acquiring an additional 12,502 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,750,490 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $371,704,000 after acquiring an additional 70,938 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CGN Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amphenol during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,592,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

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.