Calamos Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) by 1.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 306,608 shares of the electronics maker's stock after purchasing an additional 3,415 shares during the period. Calamos Advisors LLC's holdings in Amphenol were worth $20,110,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Amphenol by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 152,127,847 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $10,565,279,000 after purchasing an additional 2,108,578 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its holdings in Amphenol by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 104,250,575 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $7,240,202,000 after purchasing an additional 2,643,752 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in Amphenol by 36.8% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 58,911,813 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $4,091,426,000 after purchasing an additional 15,837,407 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Amphenol by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 25,325,653 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $1,754,672,000 after purchasing an additional 659,560 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Amphenol by 294.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 24,953,591 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $1,733,027,000 after purchasing an additional 18,619,417 shares in the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
APH has been the subject of several recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Amphenol from $90.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 10th. US Capital Advisors set a $85.00 target price on Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Fox Advisors upgraded Amphenol from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $85.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Amphenol from $73.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their target price on Amphenol from $88.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 5th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $88.00.
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Insider Activity at Amphenol
In related news, VP Lance E. D'amico sold 175,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.28, for a total value of $13,349,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 51,400 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,920,792. This trade represents a 77.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Luc Walter sold 390,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.91, for a total value of $29,604,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 447,790 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,991,738.90. This trade represents a 46.55% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 3,764,500 shares of company stock valued at $294,839,785. 1.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Amphenol Stock Performance
Shares of APH stock opened at $99.36 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 1.99. Amphenol Corporation has a one year low of $54.77 and a one year high of $99.71. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $89.15 and its 200-day simple moving average is $75.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $120.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.23, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.13.
Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.11. Amphenol had a net margin of 15.58% and a return on equity of 27.68%. The business had revenue of $4.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.20 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.40 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 47.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Amphenol Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 17th. Amphenol's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.04%.
Amphenol Company Profile
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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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