Swan Global Investments LLC Acquires New Stake in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Swan Global Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 2,725 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $269,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in APH. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Amphenol in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the 2nd quarter valued at $35,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the first quarter worth $25,000. Avalon Trust Co raised its stake in Amphenol by 133.3% during the first quarter. Avalon Trust Co now owns 406 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Amphenol in the first quarter valued at $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

APH has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Amphenol from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Barclays began coverage on Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $120.00 target price for the company. 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. Finally, Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $118.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other news, VP Lance E. D’amico sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.60, for a total transaction of $11,060,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 76,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,449,840. The trade was a 56.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, 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 transaction of $11,042,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 12,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,380,250. The trade was a 88.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Stock Down 1.3%

APH stock opened at $125.73 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 2.02. Amphenol Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $56.45 and a fifty-two week high of $128.12. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $117.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $98.56. The company has a market cap of $153.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.17.

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

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

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

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.