Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) Stock Holdings Increased by Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC

Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) by 66.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,969 shares of the electronics maker's stock after purchasing an additional 4,757 shares during the quarter. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Amphenol were worth $785,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Amphenol by 114.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,624 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $1,224,000 after acquiring an additional 9,390 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Amphenol by 87.9% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 10,094 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $701,000 after purchasing an additional 4,721 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 86.7% during the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 13,615 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $946,000 after buying an additional 6,322 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in Amphenol by 18.9% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 83,501 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $5,799,000 after acquiring an additional 13,270 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Amphenol by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 32,905 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $2,285,000 after acquiring an additional 325 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company's stock.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE APH opened at $103.37 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $125.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.18, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $93.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $77.28. Amphenol Corporation has a one year low of $54.77 and a one year high of $103.70.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $4.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.20 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 27.68% and a net margin of 15.58%. Amphenol's quarterly revenue was up 47.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.40 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 17th were paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 17th. Amphenol's payout ratio is presently 32.04%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on APH. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Amphenol from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $73.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a report on Friday, July 11th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Amphenol from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 price objective (up previously from $106.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $94.07.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other news, VP Michael R. Ivas sold 40,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.79, for a total value of $3,551,600.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 152,412 shares in the company, valued at $13,532,661.48. The trade was a 20.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Luc Walter sold 286,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.43, for a total transaction of $26,148,980.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 451,790 shares in the company, valued at $41,307,159.70. The trade was a 38.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 3,764,500 shares of company stock valued at $294,839,785 over the last quarter. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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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