Retirement Planning Group LLC Acquires 355 Shares of Amphenol Corporation $APH

Retirement Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,275 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after buying an additional 355 shares during the period. Retirement Planning Group LLC’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $521,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Amphenol in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Hilltop National Bank bought a new position in Amphenol in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Avalon Trust Co grew its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Bank of America raised Amphenol from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $120.00 to $150.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. UBS Group set a $120.00 price target on Amphenol in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Amphenol from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $118.00.

Amphenol Price Performance

Amphenol stock opened at $128.95 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 2.02. The firm has a market cap of $157.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.17. The business’s fifty day moving average is $118.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $99.42. Amphenol Corporation has a 52 week low of $56.45 and a 52 week high of $135.94.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The electronics maker reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $6.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.54 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 30.58% and a net margin of 16.90%.The business’s revenue was up 53.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.50 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.260-3.280 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.890-0.910 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 16th. This is an increase from Amphenol’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.29%.

Insider Transactions at Amphenol

In other news, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.42, for a total transaction of $11,042,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 12,500 shares in the company, valued at $1,380,250. The trade was a 88.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 40,076 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.56, for a total value of $4,430,802.56. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 39,884 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,409,575.04. The trade was a 50.12% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 665,924 shares of company stock worth $73,369,357. Insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

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.