Arizona State Retirement System Decreases Stock Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Arizona State Retirement System decreased its holdings in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 347,038 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 6,236 shares during the quarter. Arizona State Retirement System’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $46,899,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Cadinha & Co. LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 43.9% during the fourth quarter. Cadinha & Co. LLC now owns 14,020 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,895,000 after buying an additional 4,275 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Enterprises LLC purchased a new stake in Amphenol in the 4th quarter valued at $679,000. Wealth Science Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Amphenol in the 4th quarter valued at $481,000. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC grew its holdings in Amphenol by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 10,496 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,418,000 after buying an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP purchased a new stake in Amphenol in the 4th quarter valued at $728,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Stock Performance

NYSE:APH opened at $150.38 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 2.48 and a current ratio of 2.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $184.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.02, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $138.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $138.10. Amphenol Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $70.83 and a fifty-two week high of $167.04.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.19 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 18.49% and a return on equity of 35.57%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 49.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.55 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.34 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.94%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related 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 transaction of $75,885,432.87. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $283,863,955.89. This represents a 21.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on APH. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $183.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Citigroup upped their target price on Amphenol from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Fox Advisors reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $182.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Amphenol currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $156.71.

Amphenol 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.