Brokerages Set Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) PT at $105.62

Key Points

• Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, with eight buy ratings and four hold ratings contributing to an average 12-month price target of $105.62.
• Recently, insiders, including VP Lance E. D'amico, sold significant amounts of stock; D'amico sold 100,000 shares valued at approximately $11.06 million, reflecting a 56.69% decrease in his position.
• Amphenol's stock performance shows a 12-month price range between $56.45 and $124.39, with a market cap of $151.64 billion and a recent quarterly EPS of $0.81, surpassing expectations.

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the twelve research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $105.6154.

APH has been the subject of several research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Friday, July 11th. UBS Group increased their price target on Amphenol from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Amphenol from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Amphenol from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Amphenol from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th.

Amphenol Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE APH traded down $0.14 during trading on Friday, reaching $123.80. 12,206,040 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,560,695. The company has a market capitalization of $151.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.15. The business's 50-day moving average price is $109.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $90.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. Amphenol has a twelve month low of $56.45 and a twelve month high of $124.39.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.15. Amphenol had a return on equity of 30.58% and a net margin of 16.90%.The company had revenue of $5.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.01 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.44 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 56.5% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Amphenol will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be given a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th. Amphenol's payout ratio is presently 26.29%.

Insider Activity at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.42, for a total transaction of $11,042,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 12,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,380,250. This represents a 88.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Lance E. D'amico sold 100,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.60, for a total value of $11,060,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 76,400 shares in the company, valued at $8,449,840. The trade was a 56.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357. Insiders own 1.67% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amphenol by 1.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 154,998,780 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $10,166,370,000 after acquiring an additional 2,870,933 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 8.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 28,513,760 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $2,804,338,000 after buying an additional 2,217,079 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Amphenol in the second quarter worth $2,104,244,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Amphenol by 196.3% during the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 16,743,239 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $1,098,190,000 after acquiring an additional 11,092,282 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 13.4% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,547,006 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $1,239,017,000 after purchasing an additional 1,486,105 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company's stock.

About Amphenol

Amphenol Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, primarily designs, manufactures, and markets electrical, electronic, and fiber optic connectors in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Harsh Environment Solutions, Communications Solutions, and Interconnect and Sensor Systems.