Amphenol Corporation $APH Stock Holdings Lessened by Hall Laurie J Trustee

Key Points

• Hall Laurie J Trustee has reduced its stake in Amphenol Corporation by 3.0%, now holding approximately 87,081 shares worth about $8.6 million.
• Insiders have recently sold a substantial amount of stock, including VP David M. Silverman selling 100,000 shares for over $11 million, indicating a potential shift in confidence.
• Analysts have adjusted price targets for Amphenol, with estimates ranging from $115.00 to $127.00, reflecting a generally positive outlook for the stock despite recent downgrades.

Hall Laurie J Trustee trimmed its stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 87,081 shares of the electronics maker's stock after selling 2,725 shares during the period. Amphenol accounts for about 2.8% of Hall Laurie J Trustee's investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Hall Laurie J Trustee's holdings in Amphenol were worth $8,599,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Forte Capital LLC ADV purchased a new stake in Amphenol in the second quarter worth about $270,000. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC bought a new position in shares of Amphenol in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $408,000. Crew Capital Management Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Amphenol in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,177,000. Occidental Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the second quarter valued at approximately $273,000. Finally, Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Amphenol in the second quarter worth $25,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.01% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amphenol news, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the business's 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 owned 12,500 shares in the company, valued at $1,380,250. The trade was a 88.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 40,076 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.56, for a total transaction of $4,430,802.56. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 39,884 shares in the company, valued at $4,409,575.04. The trade was a 50.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on APH. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Amphenol from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, August 10th. UBS Group upped their target price 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. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Amphenol from $102.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Amphenol from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Eight investment 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 currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $105.62.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE APH opened at $123.80 on Tuesday. The firm's fifty day moving average is $110.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.78. Amphenol Corporation has a 52-week low of $56.45 and a 52-week high of $124.39. The company has a market cap of $151.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 2.02.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.44 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 56.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be given a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. Amphenol's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.29%.

Amphenol 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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