Exchange Traded Concepts LLC Cuts Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Key Points

• Exchange Traded Concepts LLC cut its stake in Amphenol by 19.0% in Q4, selling 14,590 shares and reducing its holding to 62,038 shares valued at $8.384 million.
• CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares on Feb. 12 for about $75.9 million — a 21.09% reduction in his ownership — leaving him with 1,927,507 shares; insiders own 1.67% of the stock.
• Amphenol beat Q4 estimates with EPS of $0.97 (vs. $0.93) and revenue of $6.44 billion (up 49.1% YoY), set Q1 2026 guidance of $0.910–0.930, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 (annual $1.00, yield 0.8%).

Exchange Traded Concepts LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) by 19.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 62,038 shares of the electronics maker's stock after selling 14,590 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC's holdings in Amphenol were worth $8,384,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Canvas Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Amphenol by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Canvas Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,060 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $279,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC raised its stake in Amphenol by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 2,871 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $388,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc raised its stake in Amphenol by 10.0% during the third quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 891 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $110,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp boosted its holdings in Amphenol by 0.9% in the third quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp now owns 9,266 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $1,147,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Amphenol by 9.4% in the third quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 975 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $121,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total value of $75,885,432.87. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at $283,863,955.89. The trade was a 21.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Amphenol Stock Up 0.2%

APH stock opened at $123.81 on Monday. Amphenol Corporation has a 1-year low of $56.45 and a 1-year high of $167.04. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $141.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $136.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $152.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.20.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.04. Amphenol had a return on equity of 35.57% and a net margin of 18.49%.The company had revenue of $6.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.19 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.55 earnings per share. Amphenol's revenue was up 49.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.94%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Evercore restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Amphenol from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Amphenol from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. Fox Advisors reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $183.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $152.36.

Amphenol Profile

Amphenol Corporation NYSE: APH is a leading global manufacturer of electronic and fiber optic connectors, interconnect systems, and related components. The company designs, engineers and produces a broad range of products including electrical connectors, cable assemblies, fiber optic solutions, sensors, antennas and electromechanical devices used to transfer power, signal and data across complex systems. Its product portfolio spans ruggedized connectors for harsh environments to high-speed solutions for data centers and telecommunications networks.

Amphenol serves a diverse set of end markets, including automotive, broadband and telecom, data communications, mobile devices, industrial, energy, and military/aerospace.

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