Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC Invests $667,000 in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 5,272 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $667,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Capital Advisors Inc. OK boosted its holdings in Amphenol by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 2,067 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $279,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Canvas Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Amphenol by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Canvas Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,060 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $279,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. LOM Asset Management Ltd boosted its stake in Amphenol by 16.3% in the fourth quarter. LOM Asset Management Ltd now owns 500 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Sachetta LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 14.9% during the first quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 548 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Seeds Investor LLC increased its position in shares of Amphenol by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Seeds Investor LLC now owns 1,889 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amphenol news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 61,072 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.90, for a total value of $8,788,260.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $277,368,257.30. This represents a 3.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 130,775 shares of company stock valued at $18,709,350. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

APH has been the topic of a number of research reports. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Amphenol from $182.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America increased their price target on Amphenol from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Zacks Research raised shares of Amphenol from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price target (up from $180.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Monday, July 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amphenol presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $186.00.

Amphenol Price Performance

APH stock opened at $157.92 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The company has a market cap of $194.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.38, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.24. Amphenol Corporation has a 12-month low of $95.19 and a 12-month high of $178.52. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $150.96 and a 200-day moving average of $144.32.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $7.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.08 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 37.44% and a net margin of 17.24%.The business’s revenue was up 58.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.63 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd were given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.74%.

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.