CreativeOne Wealth LLC Purchases 7,164 Shares of Amphenol Corporation $APH

Key Points

• CreativeOne Wealth LLC significantly increased its stake in Amphenol Corporation by 104.2% in the first quarter, holding 14,042 shares valued at approximately $921,000.
• Insider Luc Walter sold 286,000 shares for about $26.15 million, marking a substantial decrease in his ownership of the company's stock.
• Analysts have raised their target prices for Amphenol, with Citigroup and JPMorgan both increasing their targets to $125, reflecting a bullish outlook on the company's growth.

CreativeOne Wealth LLC lifted its position in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) by 104.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,042 shares of the electronics maker's stock after buying an additional 7,164 shares during the period. CreativeOne Wealth LLC's holdings in Amphenol were worth $921,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Ieq Capital LLC increased its stake in Amphenol by 85.7% during the 1st quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 206,425 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $13,539,000 after purchasing an additional 95,283 shares in the last quarter. Quadcap Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth approximately $538,000. FORA Capital LLC bought a new stake in Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth approximately $906,000. J. Stern & Co. LLP increased its stake in Amphenol by 9.2% during the 1st quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 845,119 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $55,431,000 after purchasing an additional 71,421 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantitative Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth about $1,516,000. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of Amphenol 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 12,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,380,250. The trade was a 88.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.89, for a total transaction of $12,304,570.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357. 1.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI increased their target price on Amphenol from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Amphenol from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Amphenol from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Amphenol from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, KGI Securities started coverage on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. They set a "hold" rating for the company. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $105.62.

Amphenol Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:APH traded up $1.57 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $112.26. The stock had a trading volume of 4,676,223 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,335,231. Amphenol Corporation has a 12 month low of $56.45 and a 12 month high of $112.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $105.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $85.76. The company has a market cap of $137.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.73, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.15.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $5.65 billion for 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%.The business's revenue was up 56.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.44 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 16th. Amphenol's payout ratio is 26.29%.

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.