26,926 Shares in Amphenol Co. (NYSE:APH) Bought by Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO

Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO bought a new stake in Amphenol Co. (NYSE:APH) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 26,926 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,870,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Amphenol by 352.1% in the 3rd quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC now owns 434 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 338 shares during the period. Core Alternative Capital increased its stake in Amphenol by 100.0% in the second quarter. Core Alternative Capital now owns 462 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares in the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its holdings in Amphenol by 50.0% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 498 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Amphenol by 89.3% during the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 496 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 100.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 647 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 324 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Trading Down 12.6 %

Shares of NYSE:APH opened at $67.49 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $72.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $67.98. Amphenol Co. has a one year low of $49.97 and a one year high of $79.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.36 billion, a PE ratio of 35.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.24.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last issued 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. The firm had revenue of $4.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4,051,810 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 25.67% and a net margin of 15.92%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 29.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.82 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Amphenol Co. will post 2.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.165 dividend. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.46%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Peter Straub sold 132,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.12, for a total transaction of $9,783,840.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP David M. Silverman sold 180,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.81, for a total value of $12,925,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 14,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,005,340. This represents a 92.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 612,000 shares of company stock valued at $44,177,640. 1.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Amphenol from $90.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Amphenol from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Amphenol from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Amphenol from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $81.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $80.68.

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.