Amphenol Corporation $APH Shares Sold by Quadrant Capital Group LLC

Quadrant Capital Group LLC trimmed its holdings in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 4.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,332 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 1,768 shares during the quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $4,082,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in APH. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Amphenol during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Avalon Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 133.3% in the 1st quarter. Avalon Trust Co now owns 406 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the first quarter valued at $28,000. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new position in Amphenol in the 1st quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Ransom Advisory Ltd acquired a new stake in Amphenol during the 1st quarter worth about $33,000. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP David M. Silverman sold 120,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.17, for a total value of $16,940,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 12,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,764,625. The trade was a 90.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 40,076 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.50, for a total transaction of $5,750,906.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 39,884 shares in the company, valued at $5,723,354. The trade was a 50.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 983,194 shares of company stock worth $136,884,445 in the last 90 days. 1.67% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Amphenol Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:APH opened at $138.76 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $130.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $111.42. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. Amphenol Corporation has a 1 year low of $56.45 and a 1 year high of $144.37. The firm has a market cap of $169.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.20.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The electronics maker reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.14. Amphenol had a return on equity of 33.46% and a net margin of 18.22%.The company had revenue of $6.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.54 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.50 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 53.4% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.260-3.280 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.890-0.910 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This is a positive change from Amphenol’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 33.33%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

APH has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, November 2nd. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $154.00 target price on Amphenol and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Amphenol from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amphenol currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $131.54.

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.