Childress Capital Advisors LLC Takes $325,000 Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Childress Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 3,288 shares of the electronics maker's stock, valued at approximately $325,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hughes Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amphenol during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Avalon Trust Co boosted its position in shares of Amphenol by 133.3% during the first quarter. Avalon Trust Co now owns 406 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 232 shares during the period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amphenol during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Saudi Central Bank purchased a new position in shares of Amphenol during the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on APH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted 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. 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. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $139.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amphenol from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold 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 $110.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amphenol news, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 12,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,380,250. This represents a 88.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.29, for a total transaction of $12,462,770.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357. Company insiders own 1.67% of the company's stock.

Amphenol Stock Up 0.8%

NYSE:APH opened at $124.75 on Thursday. Amphenol Corporation has a 1-year low of $56.45 and a 1-year high of $126.06. The company has a 50-day moving average of $113.18 and a 200 day moving average of $93.33. The firm has a market cap of $152.31 billion, a PE ratio of 49.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.46.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.15. Amphenol had a net margin of 16.90% and a return on equity of 30.58%. The firm had revenue of $5.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.01 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.44 EPS. The company's revenue 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, research analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Amphenol's dividend payout ratio 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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