Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) Receives $116.57 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the fourteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $118.00.

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on APH. Robert W. Baird set a $139.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Bank of America raised shares of Amphenol from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $120.00 to $150.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $145.00 price objective (up previously from $125.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $102.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Shares of APH stock opened at $125.73 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 2.02. Amphenol has a one year low of $56.45 and a one year high of $128.12. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $117.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $98.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $153.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.09, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.17.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.15. Amphenol had a net margin of 16.90% and a return on equity of 30.58%. The business had revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.44 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 56.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Amphenol will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. Amphenol’s payout ratio is presently 26.29%.

Insider Activity

In other Amphenol news, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.89, for a total transaction of $12,304,570.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.42, for a total transaction of $11,042,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 12,500 shares of the company’s stock, 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. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357. Company insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hughes Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Amphenol by 82.6% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 199 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the period. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Amphenol by 200.0% in the 2nd quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 252 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares during the period. Finally, Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.