J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG Trims Stake in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Key Points

• J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG has reduced its stake in Amphenol Corporation by 42.9%, now owning 19,956 shares worth approximately $1.97 million.
• Several institutional investors have increased their stakes in Amphenol, including T. Rowe Price with a 196.3% increase, bringing their total to 16,743,239 shares.
• Amphenol Corporation's Q3 2025 earnings guidance is set at $0.770-0.790 per share, following a strong quarterly performance where they reported $5.65 billion in revenue.

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG trimmed its holdings in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) by 42.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 19,956 shares of the electronics maker's stock after selling 14,965 shares during the quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG's holdings in Amphenol were worth $1,971,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Amphenol by 1.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 154,998,780 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $10,166,370,000 after purchasing an additional 2,870,933 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Amphenol by 196.3% in the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 16,743,239 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $1,098,190,000 after buying an additional 11,092,282 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Amphenol by 73.5% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,168,971 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $798,163,000 after buying an additional 5,154,860 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Amphenol by 1.6% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,198,997 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $603,362,000 after acquiring an additional 141,069 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its position in shares of Amphenol by 639.0% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 8,758,951 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $574,500,000 after acquiring an additional 7,573,750 shares during the period. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Amphenol from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating and set a $145.00 price objective (up from $125.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Amphenol from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Amphenol from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Amphenol from $102.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $110.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 199,848 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 125,695 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,880,498.85. The trade was a 61.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the vice president owned 12,500 shares in the company, valued at $1,380,250. The trade was a 88.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.67% of the company's stock.

Amphenol Price Performance

APH opened at $122.28 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average is $113.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.15. Amphenol Corporation has a 1 year low of $56.45 and a 1 year high of $126.06. 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 capitalization of $149.29 billion, a PE ratio of 48.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.17.

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 (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.44 EPS. The company's quarterly 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. Research analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be issued a $0.165 dividend. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 16th. Amphenol's payout ratio is currently 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.

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