Fiera Capital Corp Sells 8,940 Shares of Amphenol Corporation $APH

Fiera Capital Corp lowered its stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 0.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,017,080 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 8,940 shares during the period. Fiera Capital Corp owned approximately 0.08% of Amphenol worth $125,864,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of APH. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 114.0% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,624 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,224,000 after acquiring an additional 9,390 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in Amphenol by 87.9% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 10,094 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $701,000 after purchasing an additional 4,721 shares in the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC raised its position in Amphenol by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 8,042 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $559,000 after purchasing an additional 618 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC lifted its stake in Amphenol by 7.2% during the second quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 5,275 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $521,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 6,326 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $625,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on APH. Citigroup boosted their price target on Amphenol from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $175.00 target price (up previously from $156.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, January 29th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $174.00 price target (up from $152.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $183.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amphenol has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $151.38.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total value of $75,885,432.87. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at $283,863,955.89. The trade was a 21.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 80,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.00, for a total value of $11,360,000.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Amphenol Trading Up 2.4%

NYSE APH opened at $151.34 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $186.03 billion, a PE ratio of 45.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.20. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $142.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $131.16. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. Amphenol Corporation has a 12 month low of $56.45 and a 12 month high of $167.04.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $6.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.19 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 35.57% and a net margin of 18.49%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 49.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.55 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is 29.94%.

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.