Amphenol Corporation $APH Stock Position Decreased by Lbp Am Sa

Lbp Am Sa lessened its holdings in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 16.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 24,358 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 4,838 shares during the period. Lbp Am Sa’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $3,292,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Valmark Advisers Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 4th quarter valued at about $202,000. Forbes Financial Planning Inc. acquired a new position in Amphenol during the 4th quarter valued at about $230,000. Annex Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Amphenol by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,613 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $353,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the period. San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Amphenol during the 4th quarter valued at about $672,000. Finally, Bingham Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Amphenol during the 4th quarter valued at about $344,000. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on APH. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Amphenol from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Truist Financial set a $182.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $175.00 target price (up from $156.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, US Capital Advisors set a $165.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $151.93.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $283,863,955.89. This represents a 21.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of NYSE:APH opened at $150.91 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $137.63 and a 200-day moving average of $137.34. The firm has a market cap of $185.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.25. Amphenol Corporation has a twelve month low of $62.55 and a twelve month high of $167.04. 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 (NYSE:APH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.19 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 18.49% and a return on equity of 35.57%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.55 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.94%.

About Amphenol

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.