Balefire LLC Makes New Investment in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Key Points

• Balefire LLC acquired 3,184 shares of Amphenol Corporation valued at approximately $314,000 in the 2nd quarter.
• Insider Lance E. D'amico sold 100,000 shares for over $11 million, representing a 56.69% decrease in his ownership, while insiders collectively sold over $73 million worth of stock in the past ninety days.
• Amphenol's latest quarterly earnings surpassed expectations, with revenues of $5.65 billion and EPS of $0.81, leading to a raised dividend of $0.165 per share.

Balefire LLC purchased a new stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 3,184 shares of the electronics maker's stock, valued at approximately $314,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Inspirion Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Amphenol during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $276,000. Krilogy Financial LLC acquired a new position in Amphenol during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,480,000. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc increased its position in Amphenol by 8.0% during the 2nd quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc now owns 4,033 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $398,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Fiduciary Alliance LLC increased its position in Amphenol by 70.5% during the 2nd quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 19,817 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $1,957,000 after purchasing an additional 8,196 shares during the period. Finally, Woodstock Corp acquired a new position in Amphenol during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $201,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company's stock.

Amphenol Stock Down 1.5%

NYSE:APH traded down $1.80 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $122.14. The company had a trading volume of 2,338,382 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,503,851. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $109.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $90.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. Amphenol Corporation has a 1 year low of $56.45 and a 1 year high of $124.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $149.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.66, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.15.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.01 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 30.58% and a net margin of 16.90%.The firm's revenue was up 56.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.44 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Lance E. D'amico sold 100,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.60, for a total value of $11,060,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 76,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,449,840. This trade represents a 56.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.29, for a total value of $12,462,770.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.67% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on APH shares. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 price target on Amphenol in a report on Friday, July 11th. Wall Street Zen cut Amphenol from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. UBS Group upped their price target on Amphenol from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Amphenol from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price target on Amphenol from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $105.62.

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.