3,138 Shares in Amphenol Co. (NYSE:APH) Purchased by TFR Capital LLC.

TFR Capital LLC. acquired a new stake in Amphenol Co. (NYSE:APH - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 3,138 shares of the electronics maker's stock, valued at approximately $218,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of APH. Tacita Capital Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 328.9% during the 4th quarter. Tacita Capital Inc now owns 386 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 296 shares during the period. Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 703.8% during the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 418 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 366 shares during the period. Finally, Hanson & Doremus Investment Management bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 2,000,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.73, for a total transaction of $151,460,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 2,002,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $151,649,855.11. The trade was a 49.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP David M. Silverman sold 87,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.03, for a total transaction of $7,002,625.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 12,500 shares in the company, valued at $1,000,375. This trade represents a 87.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 3,178,500 shares of company stock worth $241,903,805 over the last three months. 1.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APH has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $85.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $73.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Fox Advisors upgraded shares of Amphenol from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $85.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, TD Securities upped their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $63.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $82.77.

Amphenol Trading Up 0.8%

NYSE APH traded up $0.75 on Thursday, hitting $88.88. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,740,131 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,472,589. Amphenol Co. has a 1-year low of $54.77 and a 1-year high of $91.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The company's 50-day moving average is $73.92 and its 200 day moving average is $71.30. The firm has a market cap of $107.51 billion, a PE ratio of 46.41, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.10.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.11. Amphenol had a net margin of 15.92% and a return on equity of 25.67%. The company had revenue of $4.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.20 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.40 earnings per share. Amphenol's revenue for the quarter was up 47.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts predict that Amphenol Co. will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 17th will be given a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 17th. Amphenol's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.04%.

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.