Amphenol Corporation $APH Shares Acquired by Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 24.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 33,583 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,690 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $3,316,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in APH. Hughes Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Avalon Trust Co raised its position in shares of Amphenol by 133.3% during the 1st quarter. Avalon Trust Co now owns 406 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Saudi Central Bank bought a new position in Amphenol in the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amphenol Stock Performance

APH opened at $122.74 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $149.86 billion, a PE ratio of 48.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $116.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.07. Amphenol Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $56.45 and a fifty-two week high of $127.50.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $5.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.01 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 30.58% and a net margin of 16.90%.The company’s revenue was up 56.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.44 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.29%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.29, for a total value of $12,462,770.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Lance E. D’amico sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.60, for a total value of $11,060,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 76,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,449,840. The trade was a 56.69% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock worth $73,369,357 over the last three months. Company insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on APH shares. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $145.00 price objective (up from $125.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $139.00 price objective on Amphenol and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Amphenol from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Barclays initiated coverage on Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $120.00 price target for the company. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $114.43.

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.