Capital & Planning LLC Makes New $234,000 Investment in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Key Points

• Capital & Planning LLC recently acquired a new position in Amphenol Corporation, investing approximately $234,000 for 2,369 shares.
• Insiders at Amphenol have sold a significant amount of shares recently, with 665,924 shares valued at approximately $73.4 million sold over the last ninety days.
• Several analysts have rated Amphenol with a “buy” rating, raising price targets with an average target now around $110.00.

Capital & Planning LLC acquired a new position in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,369 shares of the electronics maker's stock, valued at approximately $234,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of APH. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 196.3% in the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 16,743,239 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $1,098,190,000 after acquiring an additional 11,092,282 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its stake in Amphenol by 639.0% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 8,758,951 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $574,500,000 after purchasing an additional 7,573,750 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Amphenol in the 1st quarter valued at $476,842,000. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in Amphenol by 73.5% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,168,971 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $798,163,000 after purchasing an additional 5,154,860 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Amphenol by 1.9% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 154,998,780 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $10,166,370,000 after buying an additional 2,870,933 shares during the period. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.89, for a total transaction of $12,304,570.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Lance E. D'amico sold 100,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.60, for a total transaction of $11,060,000.00. Following 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357 over the last ninety days. 1.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on APH. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Amphenol from $102.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Friday, July 11th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Amphenol from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Amphenol from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Amphenol from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $110.00.

Amphenol Stock Down 0.8%

APH opened at $123.65 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $113.57 and a 200 day moving average of $93.74. The company has a market cap of $150.97 billion, a PE ratio of 49.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.17. Amphenol Corporation has a 12 month low of $56.45 and a 12 month high of $126.06. 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 (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 return on equity of 30.58% and a net margin of 16.90%.The firm had revenue of $5.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.01 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.44 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 56.5% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

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