Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) Shares Sold by YHB Investment Advisors Inc.

YHB Investment Advisors Inc. decreased its position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) by 2.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 137,837 shares of the electronics maker's stock after selling 2,841 shares during the period. YHB Investment Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Amphenol were worth $9,041,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC boosted its position in shares of Amphenol by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC now owns 56,801 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $3,945,000 after acquiring an additional 825 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Amphenol by 114.0% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,624 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $1,224,000 after purchasing an additional 9,390 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 87.9% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 10,094 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $701,000 after purchasing an additional 4,721 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 162.5% in the 4th quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 13,915 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $966,000 after purchasing an additional 8,615 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Transcend Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Amphenol by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,936 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $273,000 after buying an additional 236 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, insider Luc Walter sold 286,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.43, for a total transaction of $26,148,980.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 451,790 shares in the company, valued at $41,307,159.70. This represents a 38.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Lance E. D'amico sold 175,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.28, for a total value of $13,349,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 51,400 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,920,792. The trade was a 77.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 3,764,500 shares of company stock worth $294,839,785 in the last ninety days. 1.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group lifted their target price on Amphenol from $85.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. US Capital Advisors set a $85.00 price objective on Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Amphenol from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Amphenol from $73.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $85.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $88.00.

Amphenol Stock Up 1.3%

NYSE:APH traded up $1.27 on Wednesday, reaching $97.07. The stock had a trading volume of 6,227,297 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,606,552. The company has a 50-day moving average of $84.40 and a 200 day moving average of $73.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The stock has a market cap of $117.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.12. Amphenol Corporation has a 12-month low of $54.77 and a 12-month high of $97.41.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.11. Amphenol had a return on equity of 27.68% and a net margin of 15.58%. The firm had revenue of $4.81 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.20 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.40 earnings per share. Amphenol's revenue for the quarter was up 47.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts predict that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 17th will be issued a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 17th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.68%. Amphenol's dividend payout ratio 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.