Monument Capital Management Purchases New Holdings in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Key Points

• Monument Capital Management has acquired a new position in Amphenol Corporation, purchasing 38,108 shares valued at approximately $3.76 million.
• Amphenol recently reported earnings of $0.81 per share, surpassing analyst expectations, with a revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, which is a 56.5% increase compared to the previous year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend payment of $0.165 per share, marking an annualized yield of 0.5% and maintaining a payout ratio of 26.29%.

Monument Capital Management acquired a new position in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 38,108 shares of the electronics maker's stock, valued at approximately $3,763,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Amphenol in the second quarter worth $25,000. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new position in shares of Amphenol in the 2nd quarter valued at $35,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Avalon Trust Co boosted its position in shares of Amphenol by 133.3% during the 1st quarter. Avalon Trust Co now owns 406 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Amphenol in the first quarter valued at about $28,000. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on APH. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $139.00 price target on shares of Amphenol and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Wall Street Zen cut Amphenol from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Amphenol from $102.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Bank of America upped their price target on Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Amphenol from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $113.57.

Amphenol Price Performance

Amphenol stock opened at $126.26 on Friday. The business's fifty day moving average is $115.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 2.02. The firm has a market cap of $154.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.17. Amphenol Corporation has a 52 week low of $56.45 and a 52 week high of $126.49.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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. Equities research analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. Amphenol's dividend payout ratio is currently 26.29%.

Insider Transactions at Amphenol

In related news, VP Lance E. D'amico sold 100,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.60, for a total value of $11,060,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 76,400 shares in the company, valued at $8,449,840. This trade represents a 56.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.89, for a total value of $12,304,570.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357 over the last 90 days. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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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