Ellsworth Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 25,886 Amphenol Corporation $APH

Key Points

• Ellsworth Advisors LLC has invested approximately $1.70 million in Amphenol Corporation by purchasing 25,886 shares in the first quarter.
• After recent transactions, insiders have sold 665,924 shares of Amphenol stock, valued at over $73 million in the past ninety days.
• Analysts have adjusted price targets for Amphenol, with Citigroup raising theirs to $125 and UBS Group to $120, while Wall Street Zen downgraded their rating to "buy".

Ellsworth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 25,886 shares of the electronics maker's stock, valued at approximately $1,698,000.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Hughes Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amphenol in the first quarter worth approximately $25,000. Avalon Trust Co boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 133.3% during the first quarter. Avalon Trust Co now owns 406 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Ransom Advisory Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the first quarter worth approximately $33,000. 97.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Amphenol

In related news, VP Lance E. D'amico sold 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 199,848 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.43, for a total transaction of $22,069,214.64. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 125,695 shares in the company, valued at $13,880,498.85. This trade represents a 61.39% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 665,924 shares of company stock worth $73,369,357. 1.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on APH. KGI Securities began coverage on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, June 26th. They set a "hold" rating for the company. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amphenol from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of Amphenol from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted 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. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $105.62.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Shares of Amphenol stock traded down $0.76 on Friday, reaching $118.71. The stock had a trading volume of 6,358,068 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,041,405. The business's 50-day moving average price is $107.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $88.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 2.02. Amphenol Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $56.45 and a fifty-two week high of $120.80. The stock has a market cap of $144.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.15.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.15. Amphenol had a net margin of 16.90% and a return on equity of 30.58%. The business had revenue of $5.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.01 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.44 earnings per share. Amphenol'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 forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be given a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Amphenol's payout ratio is 26.29%.

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.