Morningstar Investment Management LLC Takes $489,000 Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Morningstar Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 4,956 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $489,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Motive Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 2nd quarter valued at $215,000. LeConte Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Amphenol in the second quarter worth $399,000. Perigon Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Amphenol by 29.4% in the first quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,438 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,144,000 after purchasing an additional 3,964 shares during the last quarter. City Center Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Amphenol in the second quarter worth $482,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its stake in Amphenol by 25.5% in the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 27,711 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,736,000 after purchasing an additional 5,630 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Amphenol

In related news, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 199,848 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.43, for a total transaction of $22,069,214.64. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 125,695 shares in the company, valued at $13,880,498.85. The trade was a 61.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.89, for a total transaction of $12,304,570.00. 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 ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Price Performance

APH stock opened at $122.74 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $116.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.07. Amphenol Corporation has a 12-month low of $56.45 and a 12-month high of $127.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $149.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.90, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.15. Amphenol had a net margin of 16.90% and a return on equity of 30.58%. The firm had revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.44 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 56.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Amphenol’s payout ratio is currently 26.29%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on APH. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Amphenol from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Amphenol from $102.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $145.00 price target (up from $125.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.