Insight Advisors LLC PA Makes New $242,000 Investment in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Key Points

• Insight Advisors LLC PA invested approximately $242,000 in Amphenol Corporation, acquiring 2,450 shares during the second quarter.
• Amphenol recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.25 per share, up from $0.17, showing a positive return for investors.
• Amphenol reported a 53.4% year-over-year revenue growth with quarterly earnings exceeding expectations at $0.93 EPS, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.79.

Insight Advisors LLC PA acquired a new stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,450 shares of the electronics maker's stock, valued at approximately $242,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tranquility Partners LLC increased its stake in Amphenol by 0.8% in the second quarter. Tranquility Partners LLC now owns 13,386 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $1,322,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. EWA LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. EWA LLC now owns 5,200 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $514,000 after buying an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. grew its position in shares of Amphenol by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 22,896 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $2,261,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance raised its stake in Amphenol by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 7,180 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $471,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Traveka Wealth LLC lifted its position in Amphenol by 3.9% in the second quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC now owns 3,277 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $324,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.01% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amphenol news, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.42, for a total value of $11,042,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 12,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,380,250. This trade represents a 88.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Lance E. D'amico sold 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.60, for a total transaction of $11,060,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 76,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,449,840. This trade represents a 56.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock worth $73,369,357. 1.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Amphenol Stock Up 5.2%

Shares of Amphenol stock opened at $135.57 on Friday. Amphenol Corporation has a one year low of $56.45 and a one year high of $136.52. The company has a market cap of $165.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.19, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 2.07. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $118.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $99.94.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The electronics maker reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.14. Amphenol had a net margin of 18.22% and a return on equity of 33.46%. The firm had revenue of $6.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.54 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.50 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 53.4% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.260-3.280 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.890-0.910 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This is a boost from Amphenol's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 16th. Amphenol's dividend payout ratio is currently 26.29%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on APH shares. Robert W. Baird set a $139.00 target price on Amphenol and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on Amphenol from $126.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Citigroup increased their price objective on Amphenol from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Amphenol from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $125.00.

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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