Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) Short Interest Update

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 9,410,000 shares, a drop of 51.0% from the September 15th total of 19,190,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 8,510,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 8,510,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on APH. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays began coverage on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $120.00 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $139.00 target price on shares of Amphenol and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 10th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $118.00.

Amphenol Trading Down 1.3%

NYSE APH opened at $125.73 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $153.51 billion, a PE ratio of 50.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a fifty day moving average of $117.40 and a 200 day moving average of $98.56. Amphenol has a 1 year low of $56.45 and a 1 year high of $128.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.46.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last posted its earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $5.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.01 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 16.90% and a return on equity of 30.58%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 56.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.44 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Amphenol will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other Amphenol news, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.42, for a total value of $11,042,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 12,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,380,250. This trade represents a 88.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.29, for a total transaction of $12,462,770.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 665,924 shares of company stock worth $73,369,357 in the last ninety days. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APH. Hughes Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Amphenol in the first quarter valued at $25,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Amphenol in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. increased its holdings in Amphenol by 82.6% in the third quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 199 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. increased its holdings in Amphenol by 200.0% in the second quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 252 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new position in Amphenol in the second quarter valued at $26,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

About Amphenol

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.