Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Invests $312,000 in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Key Points

• Empirical Wealth Management has invested approximately $312,000 in Amphenol Corporation by acquiring 3,161 shares of the electronics maker during the second quarter.
• Amphenol reported a 56.5% increase in revenue year-over-year, with a quarterly earnings per share of $0.81, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.66.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.165, reflecting a dividend yield of 0.5%, with a payout ratio of 26.29%.

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management 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 disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 3,161 shares of the electronics maker's stock, valued at approximately $312,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Amphenol during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Hilltop National Bank purchased a new stake in Amphenol in the 2nd quarter valued at about $35,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Avalon Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 133.3% in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. 97.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amphenol Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:APH opened at $123.48 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $150.76 billion, a PE ratio of 49.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $114.25 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $94.92. Amphenol Corporation has a twelve month low of $56.45 and a twelve month high of $126.06.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.01 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.44 EPS. Amphenol'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. Equities analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Amphenol's payout ratio is 26.29%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, 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 value of $12,462,770.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357. 1.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on APH shares. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $139.00 price target on shares of Amphenol and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Amphenol from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Nine 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, Amphenol currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $111.92.

About Amphenol

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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