Amphenol Corporation $APH Shares Sold by Carderock Capital Management Inc.

Carderock Capital Management Inc. reduced its stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 7.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 123,775 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 10,218 shares during the period. Amphenol accounts for approximately 4.1% of Carderock Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Carderock Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $16,727,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of APH. Procyon Advisors LLC grew its stake in Amphenol by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 2,871 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $388,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 10.0% during the third quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 891 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $110,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the period. SYM FINANCIAL Corp grew its position in shares of Amphenol by 0.9% in the third quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp now owns 9,266 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,147,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Amphenol by 9.4% during the third quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 975 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $121,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the period. Finally, Tower Wealth Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in Amphenol by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Tower Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 4,251 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $526,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Piper Sandler set a $165.00 price objective on Amphenol in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $174.00 target price (up from $152.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $175.00 price objective (up from $156.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $152.36.

Amphenol Trading Up 3.0%

APH opened at $130.55 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $160.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 2.48, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. Amphenol Corporation has a twelve month low of $56.45 and a twelve month high of $167.04. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $143.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $135.73.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.04. The firm 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 49.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.55 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. Analysts predict that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.94%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total transaction of $75,885,432.87. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $283,863,955.89. The trade was a 21.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

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.