Evercore ISI Issues Positive Forecast for Amphenol (NYSE:APH) Stock Price

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) had its target price upped by Evercore ISI from $120.00 to $150.00 in a research report report published on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the electronics maker’s stock.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on APH. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $139.00 price target on shares of Amphenol and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and set a $145.00 price target (up from $125.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Amphenol from $102.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amphenol presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.08.

Amphenol Trading Up 0.9%

Amphenol stock opened at $124.52 on Tuesday. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average price of $114.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $95.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $152.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.61, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.17. Amphenol has a 52-week low of $56.45 and a 52-week high of $126.06.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $5.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.01 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 16.90% and a return on equity of 30.58%. Amphenol’s revenue was up 56.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.44 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Amphenol will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be issued a $0.165 dividend. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th. Amphenol’s payout ratio is presently 26.29%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In related news, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.29, for a total value of $12,462,770.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.42, for a total transaction of $11,042,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 12,500 shares in the company, valued at $1,380,250. The trade was a 88.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amphenol

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 1.9% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 154,998,780 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $10,166,370,000 after acquiring an additional 2,870,933 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 8.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 28,513,760 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,804,338,000 after acquiring an additional 2,217,079 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,104,244,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 196.3% during the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 16,743,239 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,098,190,000 after acquiring an additional 11,092,282 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 13.4% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,547,006 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,239,017,000 after acquiring an additional 1,486,105 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

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.