Analog Century Management LP Has $77.20 Million Stock Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Key Points

• Analog Century Management LP reduced its position in Amphenol Corporation by 9.9% in the first quarter, after selling 128,944 shares.
• Insider Lance E. D'amico sold 100,000 shares of Amphenol at an average price of $110.60, marking a 56.69% decrease in his ownership.
• Several analysts have raised their price targets on Amphenol, with JPMorgan setting a new target of $125.00 and maintaining an "overweight" rating.

Analog Century Management LP reduced its position in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) by 9.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,177,067 shares of the electronics maker's stock after selling 128,944 shares during the period. Amphenol comprises approximately 6.3% of Analog Century Management LP's holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Analog Century Management LP owned 0.10% of Amphenol worth $77,204,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hughes Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in Amphenol in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Avalon Trust Co grew its stake 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 during the period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Amphenol in the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. SouthState Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 1st quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Global X Japan Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 1st quarter valued at $44,000. 97.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on APH. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Evercore ISI boosted 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. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $105.62.

Insider Activity at Amphenol

In other news, VP Lance E. D'amico sold 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the vice president owned 76,400 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,449,840. The trade was a 56.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.29, for a total transaction of $12,462,770.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 665,924 shares of company stock worth $73,369,357 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.67% of the company's stock.

Amphenol Stock Down 0.0%

APH stock traded down $0.02 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $109.23. The stock had a trading volume of 3,728,649 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,339,943. Amphenol Corporation has a 1-year low of $56.45 and a 1-year high of $112.35. 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 company has a market capitalization of $133.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.53, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $104.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.59.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.15. Amphenol had a net margin of 16.90% and a return on equity of 30.58%. The firm had revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.44 EPS. The firm's 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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

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 issued a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Amphenol's payout ratio is currently 26.29%.

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.