Compound Global Advisors LLC Has $107,000 Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Key Points

• Compound Global Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Amphenol Corporation by 88.9%, owning 1,087 shares worth approximately $107,000 after selling 8,667 shares.
• The stock is currently rated as a "Moderate Buy" by analysts, with a consensus price target of $118.00.
• Insider sales totaled 665,924 shares worth over $73 million in the last 90 days, indicating a significant decrease in insider holdings.

Compound Global Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) by 88.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,087 shares of the electronics maker's stock after selling 8,667 shares during the quarter. Amphenol comprises approximately 9.8% of Compound Global Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its largest holding. Compound Global Advisors LLC's holdings in Amphenol were worth $107,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hughes Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amphenol during the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Amphenol during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Avalon Trust Co increased its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 232 shares during the period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Amphenol in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Saudi Central Bank bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on APH. Robert W. Baird set a $139.00 target price on Amphenol and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $102.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Amphenol from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $120.00 to $150.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $118.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.29, for a total value of $12,462,770.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Lance E. D'amico sold 100,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The shares were 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 of the company's stock, valued at $8,449,840. This represents 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 worth $73,369,357 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.67% of the company's stock.

Amphenol Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of Amphenol stock opened at $127.27 on Friday. Amphenol Corporation has a 12-month low of $56.45 and a 12-month high of $128.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $155.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $117.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $97.69. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.01 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 16.90% and a return on equity of 30.58%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.44 earnings per share. The company's quarterly 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. Research analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. Amphenol's payout ratio is presently 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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