Donaldson Capital Management LLC Trims Stock Holdings in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Donaldson Capital Management LLC decreased its position in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 21.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 30,234 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 8,486 shares during the quarter. Donaldson Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $4,086,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Northwest Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Amphenol by 9.1% in the 4th quarter. Northwest Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,536 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $478,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Amphenol by 14.5% during the 4th quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 22,633 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $3,059,000 after purchasing an additional 2,869 shares during the last quarter. Chatham Capital Group Inc. increased its holdings in Amphenol by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Chatham Capital Group Inc. now owns 8,685 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,174,000 after buying an additional 580 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. raised its position in Amphenol by 32.1% in the 4th quarter. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 12,399 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,676,000 after buying an additional 3,012 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cox Capital Mgt LLC raised its position in Amphenol by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Cox Capital Mgt LLC now owns 32,903 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $4,902,000 after buying an additional 576 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Amphenol

In other news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Amphenol Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:APH opened at $123.81 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $152.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.20. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $141.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $136.05. Amphenol Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $56.45 and a fifty-two week high of $167.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 2.48 and a current ratio of 2.98.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $6.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.19 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 18.49% and a return on equity of 35.57%. Amphenol’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on APH shares. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Piper Sandler set a $165.00 price objective on Amphenol in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Citigroup increased 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. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. Finally, US Capital Advisors set a $165.00 price target on Amphenol in a report on Friday, January 9th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $152.36.

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.