Zacks Research Brokers Boost Earnings Estimates for Amphenol

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH - Free Report) - Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Amphenol in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the electronics maker will post earnings of $0.65 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.63. The consensus estimate for Amphenol's current full-year earnings is $2.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Amphenol's FY2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $4.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.20 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 15.58% and a return on equity of 27.68%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 47.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.40 earnings per share.

APH has been the subject of several other research reports. TD Securities upped their price target on shares of Amphenol from $63.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. US Capital Advisors set a $85.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Fox Advisors upgraded shares of Amphenol from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $85.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Amphenol from $88.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Amphenol from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, June 22nd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amphenol currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $89.15.

Amphenol Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of Amphenol stock traded up $0.43 on Friday, hitting $98.74. The company had a trading volume of 6,716,903 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,691,952. The firm has a market capitalization of $119.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.13. Amphenol has a twelve month low of $54.77 and a twelve month high of $99.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.36. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $91.20 and a 200-day moving average of $76.25.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 17th were issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 17th. Amphenol's payout ratio is 32.04%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 2,000,000 shares of the company'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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,002,507 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $151,649,855.11. This represents a 49.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Lance E. D'amico sold 175,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.28, for a total transaction of $13,349,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 51,400 shares in the company, valued at $3,920,792. This trade represents a 77.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 3,764,500 shares of company stock valued at $294,839,785 in the last three months. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Amphenol

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Independent Advisor Alliance raised its position in Amphenol by 1.7% during the first quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 7,180 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $471,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Amphenol by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 6,681 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $438,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amphenol by 2.9% during the 1st quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC now owns 4,676 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $307,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amphenol by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 1,716 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $169,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FourThought Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amphenol by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. FourThought Financial Partners LLC now owns 3,525 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $231,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.