BNP Paribas Financial Markets Has $187.97 Million Stock Holdings in Amphenol Corporation $APH

BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 19.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,390,917 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 228,176 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets owned about 0.11% of Amphenol worth $187,969,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Seaport Research Partners restated a “buy” rating and set a $215.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 price objective (up from $170.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Amphenol from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amphenol presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $176.87.

Insider Activity at Amphenol

In other news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 17,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.21, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal 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 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of APH stock opened at $148.41 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $182.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.65, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.29. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $135.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $138.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.71. Amphenol Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $87.95 and a fifty-two week high of $167.04.

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

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 23rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Amphenol’s payout ratio is currently 28.74%.

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.