Brookwood Investment Group LLC Makes New Investment in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Brookwood Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 3,865 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $478,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Financial Management Professionals Inc. grew its holdings in Amphenol by 82.6% in the third quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 199 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the period. Bell Investment Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 19.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 591 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its stake in shares of Amphenol by 9.4% during the 2nd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 1,146 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $113,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the period. Tranquility Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Tranquility Partners LLC now owns 13,386 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,322,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cox Capital Mgt LLC raised its position in shares of Amphenol by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Cox Capital Mgt LLC now owns 32,327 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $4,000,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the period. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amphenol Price Performance

APH opened at $139.63 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $170.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.54, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a 50-day moving average of $136.90 and a 200-day moving average of $120.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 2.07. Amphenol Corporation has a 1-year low of $56.45 and a 1-year high of $144.37.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The electronics maker reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $6.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.54 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 33.46% and a net margin of 18.22%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 53.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.50 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.260-3.280 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.890-0.910 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This is a positive change from Amphenol’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.33%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, insider Luc Walter sold 365,118 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.65, for a total transaction of $49,163,138.70. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 433,742 shares in the company, valued at $58,403,360.30. The trade was a 45.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 40,076 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.50, for a total transaction of $5,750,906.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 39,884 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,723,354. The trade was a 50.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,063,194 shares of company stock worth $148,244,445. 1.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on APH. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Amphenol from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. UBS Group set a $152.00 target price on Amphenol and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Robert W. Baird set a $139.00 price target on shares of Amphenol and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 2nd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $134.08.

Amphenol Company 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.