Amphenol (NYSE:APH) Price Target Raised to $127.00 at Robert W. Baird

Key Points

• Robert W. Baird has raised Amphenol's price target from $118.00 to $127.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.53% from the current stock price.
• Amphenol's stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy", with eight analysts rating it as "Buy" and four as "Hold".
• In its latest earnings report, Amphenol reported a quarterly revenue of $5.65 billion, significantly exceeding the consensus estimate of $5.01 billion.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) had its target price lifted by Robert W. Baird from $118.00 to $127.00 in a report issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an "outperform" rating on the electronics maker's stock. Robert W. Baird's price target indicates a potential upside of 15.53% from the company's current price.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Amphenol from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Amphenol from $102.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amphenol from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, August 10th. Finally, TD Securities increased their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $63.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $105.62.

Amphenol Price Performance

Shares of Amphenol stock traded down $1.1280 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $109.9320. The stock had a trading volume of 2,410,712 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,429,400. Amphenol has a twelve month low of $56.45 and a twelve month high of $112.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $134.22 billion, a PE ratio of 43.90, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The stock's 50 day moving average is $101.26 and its 200 day moving average is $82.65.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last released 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 business had revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.44 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 56.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Amphenol will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Amphenol

In related news, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.09, for a total value of $8,909,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 12,500 shares in the company, valued at $1,113,625. This represents a 88.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Michael R. Ivas sold 40,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.79, for a total transaction of $3,551,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 152,412 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,532,661.48. This represents a 20.79% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 812,000 shares of company stock worth $77,703,320 in the last quarter. 1.67% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amphenol

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hughes Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amphenol in the first quarter worth about $25,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Amphenol during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 200.0% during the second quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 252 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in shares of Amphenol in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Avalon Trust Co increased its holdings in Amphenol by 133.3% in the 1st quarter. Avalon Trust Co now owns 406 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.

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