Burford Brothers Inc. Purchases New Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Burford Brothers Inc. acquired a new stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 5,781 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $730,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Amphenol by 163.8% during the fourth quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 182 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. grew its stake in shares of Amphenol by 200.0% in the second quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 252 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Amphenol in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in Amphenol in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, HHM Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APH has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price objective on Amphenol from $160.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen cut Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Zacks Research downgraded Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $180.00 price target (up from $170.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Monday, April 20th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Amphenol has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $178.07.

Insider Transactions at Amphenol

In other 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $276,038,277.47. This represents a 0.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 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 Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE APH opened at $164.40 on Friday. 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 $202.25 billion, a PE ratio of 47.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.24. Amphenol Corporation has a one year low of $95.19 and a one year high of $178.52. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $146.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $142.30.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $7.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.08 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 37.44% and a net margin of 17.24%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 58.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.63 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.76 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 23rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Amphenol’s payout ratio is 28.74%.

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.