Korea Investment CORP Raises Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

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Korea Investment CORP raised its holdings in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) by 6.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 921,627 shares of the electronics maker's stock after acquiring an additional 54,211 shares during the quarter. Korea Investment CORP owned about 0.08% of Amphenol worth $60,450,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 294.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 24,953,591 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $1,733,027,000 after purchasing an additional 18,619,417 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Amphenol by 36.8% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 58,911,813 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $4,091,426,000 after buying an additional 15,837,407 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the first quarter worth $476,842,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its position in shares of Amphenol by 118.4% in the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 7,256,290 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $503,975,000 after buying an additional 3,933,269 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its position in shares of Amphenol by 108.9% in the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 5,564,252 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $386,437,000 after buying an additional 2,900,024 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company's stock.

Amphenol Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of Amphenol stock traded up $0.5040 during trading on Friday, reaching $109.3140. 7,552,440 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,896,059. 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 stock's fifty day moving average is $102.54 and its 200 day moving average is $83.55. The firm has a market cap of $133.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.13. Amphenol Corporation has a 1 year low of $56.45 and a 1 year high of $112.35.

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

Amphenol Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the firm's 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Michael R. Ivas sold 40,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.79, for a total transaction of $3,551,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 152,412 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,532,661.48. This trade represents a 20.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 912,000 shares of company stock valued at $88,763,320 in the last quarter. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently issued reports on APH shares. KGI Securities started coverage on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. They issued a "hold" rating for the company. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Amphenol from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Amphenol from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $105.62.

Amphenol 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.