Albion Financial Group UT Sells 5,480 Shares of Amphenol Corporation $APH

Albion Financial Group UT lowered its position in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 3.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 160,400 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 5,480 shares during the period. Amphenol accounts for about 1.3% of Albion Financial Group UT’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Albion Financial Group UT’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $21,677,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Grant Private Wealth Management Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the third quarter valued at approximately $515,000. DSG Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Amphenol by 230.9% during the third quarter. DSG Capital Advisors LLC now owns 10,688 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,323,000 after acquiring an additional 7,458 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Amphenol by 10.7% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 271,766 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $33,631,000 after acquiring an additional 26,175 shares during the last quarter. Regents Gate Capital LLP increased its position in shares of Amphenol by 54.8% during the third quarter. Regents Gate Capital LLP now owns 96,908 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $11,992,000 after acquiring an additional 34,289 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Estate Counselors LLC bought a new position in Amphenol during the third quarter valued at about $3,831,000. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on APH shares. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $175.00 price target (up from $156.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Truist Financial set a $182.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Fox Advisors restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $151.87.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total value of $75,885,432.87. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Stock Performance

NYSE:APH opened at $126.52 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $155.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.25. Amphenol Corporation has a 1 year low of $56.45 and a 1 year high of $167.04. 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 business has a fifty day simple moving average of $137.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $136.32.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.19 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 35.57% and a net margin of 18.49%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 49.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.55 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd will be given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Amphenol’s payout ratio is 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.