Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Amphenol (APH)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Amphenol (NYSE: APH) in the last few weeks:

• 1/23/2025 – Amphenol had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $85.00 to $90.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2025 – Amphenol had its price target raised by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $85.00 to $89.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2025 – Amphenol had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $75.00 to $85.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2025 – Amphenol had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $90.00 to $102.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2025 – Amphenol had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $79.00 to $89.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/17/2025 – Amphenol had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $81.00 to $82.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Amphenol Stock Down 0.5 %

APH stock opened at $69.75 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $71.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $68.04. Amphenol Co. has a 12 month low of $51.03 and a 12 month high of $79.39. The company has a market cap of $84.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 1.75.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The electronics maker reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.05. Amphenol had a net margin of 15.92% and a return on equity of 25.67%. The firm had revenue of $4.32 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.05 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.82 EPS. Amphenol’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.8% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that Amphenol Co. will post 2.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be paid a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 18th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.95%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.46%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other news, insider Peter Straub sold 132,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.12, for a total transaction of $9,783,840.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amphenol

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in APH. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amphenol by 208.8% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 27,095 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,765,000 after buying an additional 18,322 shares in the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amphenol by 50.9% in the 3rd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 268,219 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $17,477,000 after buying an additional 90,450 shares in the last quarter. LMR Partners LLP boosted its position in shares of Amphenol by 315.1% in the 3rd quarter. LMR Partners LLP now owns 294,800 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $19,209,000 after buying an additional 223,784 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amphenol by 22.3% in the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 106,899 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $6,966,000 after buying an additional 19,496 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Spire Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Amphenol by 34.1% in the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 98,432 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $6,836,000 after buying an additional 25,007 shares in the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.