2,120 Shares in Amphenol Corporation $APH Acquired by Capital Investment Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Capital Investment Advisors LLC acquired 2,120 shares of Amphenol Corporation, valued at approximately $209,000, marking its entry into a position in the electronics maker.
• Amphenol's stock received several updates from analysts, with price targets raised by firms such as Robert W. Baird and Truist Financial, now ranging up to $127.00.
• The company reported strong quarterly earnings, with $5.65 billion in revenue and earnings per share of $0.81, exceeding market expectations and demonstrating a year-over-year revenue increase of 56.5%.

Capital Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 2,120 shares of the electronics maker's stock, valued at approximately $209,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Amphenol by 114.0% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,624 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $1,224,000 after buying an additional 9,390 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Amphenol by 87.9% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 10,094 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $701,000 after buying an additional 4,721 shares in the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Amphenol by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 8,042 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $559,000 after buying an additional 618 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. grew its holdings in Amphenol by 101,271.4% during the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 7,096 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $465,000 after buying an additional 7,089 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in Amphenol by 161.6% during the 1st quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 36,821 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $2,415,000 after buying an additional 22,744 shares in the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on APH shares. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. 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 report on Friday, July 18th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Amphenol from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Amphenol from $102.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Amphenol from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amphenol currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $110.00.

Amphenol Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of APH opened at $122.28 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $149.29 billion, a PE ratio of 48.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.17. The business has a fifty day moving average of $113.91 and a 200 day moving average of $94.15. Amphenol Corporation has a 52-week low of $56.45 and a 52-week high of $126.06. 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 (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $5.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.01 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 30.58% and a net margin of 16.90%.Amphenol's revenue was up 56.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.44 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th. Amphenol's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.29%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction on Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.29, for a total transaction of $12,462,770.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 40,076 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.56, for a total value of $4,430,802.56. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 39,884 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,409,575.04. This trade represents a 50.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357 in the last three months. 1.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Amphenol Company Profile

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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