FORA Capital LLC Purchases New Holdings in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Key Points

• FORA Capital LLC has acquired a new stake in Amphenol Corporation, purchasing 13,811 shares valued at approximately $906,000 in the first quarter.
• Insider William J. Doherty sold 160,000 shares for over $14 million, while other insiders have sold more than 1.2 million shares worth nearly $123 million in the last 90 days.
• Amphenol reported a 56.5% year-over-year increase in revenue for the last quarter, reaching $5.65 billion, along with an EPS of $0.81, exceeding analysts' expectations.

FORA Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 13,811 shares of the electronics maker's stock, valued at approximately $906,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. J. Stern & Co. LLP lifted its position in shares of Amphenol by 9.2% in the first quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 845,119 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $55,431,000 after buying an additional 71,421 shares during the last quarter. Quantitative Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,516,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Amphenol by 35.1% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 109,361 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $7,173,000 after buying an additional 28,428 shares during the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise lifted its position in shares of Amphenol by 14.1% in the first quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 148,362 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $10,114,000 after buying an additional 18,333 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Maren Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Amphenol by 16.9% in the first quarter. Maren Capital LLC now owns 1,639,863 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $107,559,000 after buying an additional 237,395 shares during the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Amphenol news, insider William J. Doherty sold 160,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.54, for a total transaction of $14,326,400.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.42, for a total value of $11,042,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 12,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,380,250. The trade was a 88.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,211,924 shares of company stock worth $122,753,737. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Amphenol Price Performance

Amphenol stock opened at $110.25 on Thursday. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $103.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $84.39. Amphenol Corporation has a one year low of $56.45 and a one year high of $112.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.46. The firm has a market cap of $134.60 billion, a PE ratio of 43.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.13.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.15. Amphenol had a return on equity of 30.58% and a net margin of 16.90%.The firm had revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.44 EPS. The company's revenue was up 56.5% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on APH shares. Bank of America raised their price objective on Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, July 11th. UBS Group increased their target price on Amphenol from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Wall Street Zen lowered Amphenol from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, August 10th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Amphenol from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Eight investment 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, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $105.62.

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.

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