American Century Companies Inc. Sells 8,952 Shares of Amphenol Corporation $APH

American Century Companies Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 0.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,396,162 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 8,952 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 0.20% of Amphenol worth $296,525,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of APH. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Amphenol during the second quarter valued at $2,104,244,000. Holocene Advisors LP raised its holdings in Amphenol by 201.2% during the second quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 3,867,434 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $381,909,000 after buying an additional 2,583,628 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC acquired a new position in Amphenol during the third quarter worth $287,947,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 8.4% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 28,513,760 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,804,338,000 after purchasing an additional 2,217,079 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 8,384.3% in the second quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,802,819 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $178,028,000 after acquiring an additional 1,781,570 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

APH has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $174.00 price objective (up from $152.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Truist Financial set a $182.00 target price on Amphenol in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. US Capital Advisors set a $165.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $165.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amphenol presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $151.38.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amphenol news, insider William J. Doherty sold 80,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.00, for a total value of $11,360,000.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the 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 approximately $283,863,955.89. This trade represents a 21.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Shares of APH opened at $145.94 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $179.39 billion, a PE ratio of 43.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.48. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $144.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $132.84. Amphenol Corporation has a one year low of $56.45 and a one year high of $167.04.

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 the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.04. Amphenol had a return on equity of 35.57% and a net margin of 18.49%.The company had revenue of $6.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.55 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.1% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared 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 of this dividend is Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.