Advisors Capital Management LLC Increases Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Advisors Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 7.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,014 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after buying an additional 367 shares during the period. Advisors Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $329,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of APH. SWS Partners raised its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. SWS Partners now owns 26,487 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,737,000 after purchasing an additional 648 shares during the period. Mattson Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,176,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 79.5% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,423 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $225,000 after purchasing an additional 1,516 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth raised its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 17.8% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 157,153 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $10,308,000 after purchasing an additional 23,692 shares during the period. Finally, Flaharty Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the 1st quarter worth approximately $85,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Amphenol stock opened at $118.71 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The company has a market capitalization of $144.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.30, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.15. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $107.44 and its 200 day moving average is $88.20. Amphenol Corporation has a twelve month low of $56.45 and a twelve month high of $120.80.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.01 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 30.58% and a net margin of 16.90%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 56.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.44 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be given a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.29%.

Insider Activity

In other Amphenol news, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.42, for a total value of $11,042,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 12,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,380,250. This trade represents a 88.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.29, for a total value of $12,462,770.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 665,924 shares of company stock worth $73,369,357 in the last ninety days. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Amphenol from $102.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Amphenol from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Amphenol from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Amphenol from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $105.62.

About Amphenol

Amphenol Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, primarily designs, manufactures, and markets electrical, electronic, and fiber optic connectors in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Harsh Environment Solutions, Communications Solutions, and Interconnect and Sensor Systems.