Yeomans Consulting Group Inc. Purchases Shares of 3,122 Amphenol Corporation $APH

Key Points

• Yeomans Consulting Group Inc. acquired a stake of 3,122 shares of Amphenol Corporation, valued at around $304,000, as reported in their recent Form 13F filing.
• Recent insider activity includes significant sales, with VP Lance E. D'amico and VP David M. Silverman each selling 100,000 shares, reducing their ownership by 56.69% and 88.89%, respectively.
• Amphenol announced a quarterly dividend of $0.165 per share, which will yield an annualized rate of 0.5% and indicates a dividend payout ratio of 26.29%.

Yeomans Consulting Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,122 shares of the electronics maker's stock, valued at approximately $304,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Hughes Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Amphenol in the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Amphenol in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Avalon Trust Co boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 133.3% in the 1st quarter. Avalon Trust Co now owns 406 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Saudi Central Bank bought a new position in Amphenol in the 1st quarter valued at $31,000. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Lance E. D'amico sold 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.60, for a total transaction of $11,060,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 76,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,449,840. The trade was a 56.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.42, for a total transaction of $11,042,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 12,500 shares of the company's stock, 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 sold 665,924 shares of company stock worth $73,369,357 over the last quarter. 1.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. KGI Securities began coverage on Amphenol in a report on Thursday, June 26th. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $139.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Amphenol from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amphenol currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $110.00.

Amphenol Price Performance

APH opened at $123.65 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $113.57 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $93.74. 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 capitalization of $150.97 billion, a PE ratio of 49.26, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.17. Amphenol Corporation has a 52 week low of $56.45 and a 52 week high of $126.06.

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

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be given a $0.165 dividend. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th. Amphenol's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.29%.

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.

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