Quadcap Wealth Management LLC Makes New Investment in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Key Points

• Quadcap Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Amphenol Corporation during Q1, purchasing 8,206 shares valued at approximately $538,000.
• Amphenol reported earnings of $0.81 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding analyst estimates and achieving a revenue of $5.65 billion, which is a 56.5% increase from the same period last year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.165 per share, reflecting an annualized dividend yield of 0.6%, with the payment date set for October 8th.

Quadcap Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 8,206 shares of the electronics maker's stock, valued at approximately $538,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FORA Capital LLC bought a new stake in Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth approximately $906,000. J. Stern & Co. LLP increased its holdings in Amphenol by 9.2% during the 1st quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 845,119 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $55,431,000 after purchasing an additional 71,421 shares in the last quarter. Quantitative Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,516,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in Amphenol by 35.1% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 109,361 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $7,173,000 after purchasing an additional 28,428 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Groupe la Francaise increased its holdings in Amphenol by 14.1% during the 1st quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 148,362 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $10,114,000 after purchasing an additional 18,333 shares in the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

APH has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Amphenol from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Amphenol from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. UBS Group upped their target price on Amphenol from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 target price on Amphenol in a report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $105.62.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, VP Lance E. D'amico sold 100,000 shares of the 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 sale, the vice president owned 76,400 shares in the company, valued at $8,449,840. This represents a 56.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 sold 951,924 shares of company stock valued at $99,518,337 in the last quarter. Insiders own 1.67% of the company's stock.

Amphenol Stock Performance

NYSE APH traded down $3.09 on Friday, hitting $108.85. 6,200,801 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,085,790. The business's fifty day moving average is $104.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $85.04. Amphenol Corporation has a 12 month low of $56.45 and a 12 month high of $112.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $132.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.37, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 2.02.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last announced 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 return on equity of 30.58% and a net margin of 16.90%.The business had revenue of $5.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.01 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.44 earnings per share. Amphenol's 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

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