Amphenol Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSE:APH)

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) was the target of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Stock investors bought 13,213 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 42% compared to the typical volume of 9,275 put options.

Insider Activity at Amphenol

In other news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 in the company, valued at $283,863,955.89. This trade represents a 21.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Financial Management Professionals Inc. grew its stake in Amphenol by 82.6% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 199 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Amphenol by 163.8% during the fourth quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 182 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 200.0% in the second quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 252 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period. Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Tucker Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Amphenol in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Truist Financial set a $182.00 price objective on Amphenol in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. US Capital Advisors set a $165.00 target price on Amphenol in a research report on Friday, January 9th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $174.00 price target (up from $152.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Amphenol from $160.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $152.36.

Amphenol Stock Down 5.4%

Shares of NYSE APH opened at $127.86 on Thursday. Amphenol has a 1 year low of $56.45 and a 1 year high of $167.04. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $143.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $135.15. The company has a market cap of $157.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.28, a PEG ratio of 1.43 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.

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 firm had revenue of $6.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.55 earnings per share. The company’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. Research analysts anticipate that Amphenol will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced 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. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.