J. Stern & Co. LLP Has $53.73 Million Stake in Amphenol Co. (NYSE:APH)

J. Stern & Co. LLP grew its stake in shares of Amphenol Co. (NYSE:APH - Free Report) by 3.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 773,698 shares of the electronics maker's stock after purchasing an additional 24,446 shares during the quarter. Amphenol comprises about 5.1% of J. Stern & Co. LLP's portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. J. Stern & Co. LLP owned about 0.06% of Amphenol worth $53,733,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC increased its position in Amphenol by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 23,532 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $1,634,000 after buying an additional 136 shares during the period. WASHINGTON TRUST Co grew its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 23.0% during the 4th quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 787 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc now owns 3,824 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $266,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares in the last quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 5,483 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $381,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,219 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $363,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on APH shares. Bank of America raised their price objective on Amphenol from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. US Capital Advisors set a $85.00 price objective on Amphenol in a research note on Thursday. Fox Advisors raised Amphenol from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $85.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Amphenol from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price 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. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amphenol currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $82.58.

Amphenol Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE APH traded up $0.50 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $76.38. The stock had a trading volume of 1,671,566 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,543,541. The firm has a market cap of $92.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.17. Amphenol Co. has a twelve month low of $54.77 and a twelve month high of $79.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 2.37. The company's 50 day moving average price is $65.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $69.08.

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

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were paid a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 18th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.86%. Amphenol's dividend payout ratio is currently 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.