Caprock Group LLC Makes New $4.93 Million Investment in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 39,800 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $4,925,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Amphenol by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 28,513,760 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,804,338,000 after acquiring an additional 2,217,079 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Amphenol during the second quarter worth approximately $2,104,244,000. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in Amphenol by 13.4% during the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,547,006 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,239,017,000 after purchasing an additional 1,486,105 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Amphenol by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,088,586 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $699,998,000 after purchasing an additional 133,966 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Amphenol by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 6,034,166 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $746,728,000 after buying an additional 150,407 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Amphenol from $160.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $165.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Amphenol from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Fox Advisors reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $151.38.

Insider Transactions at Amphenol

In other news, insider William J. Doherty sold 80,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.00, for a total transaction of $11,360,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Amphenol Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE APH opened at $144.31 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $176.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.21, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.20. 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. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $141.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $129.58.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 18.49% and a return on equity of 35.57%. The firm’s revenue was up 49.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.55 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Amphenol’s payout ratio is currently 29.94%.

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.