Vicus Capital Acquires Shares of 4,449 Amphenol Corporation $APH

Vicus Capital bought a new position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 4,449 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $551,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Grant Private Wealth Management Inc purchased a new position in shares of Amphenol during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $515,000. Motive Wealth Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the second quarter worth $215,000. LeConte Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Amphenol in the second quarter valued at $399,000. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in Amphenol by 43.1% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 24,397 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,417,000 after acquiring an additional 7,347 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advyzon Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Amphenol by 101.6% during the 2nd quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC now owns 6,054 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $598,000 after acquiring an additional 3,051 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

APH has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group set a $152.00 price target on shares of Amphenol and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Bank of America raised Amphenol from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $120.00 to $150.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, November 2nd. Fox Advisors reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Friday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $154.00 price objective on Amphenol and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $142.38.

Amphenol Stock Up 3.5%

Shares of Amphenol stock opened at $145.12 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $177.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.37, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.21. Amphenol Corporation has a twelve month low of $56.45 and a twelve month high of $147.25. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $137.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $122.42.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The electronics maker reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $6.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.50 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 53.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.260-3.280 EPS and its 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 year.

Amphenol Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $0.25 dividend. This is a boost from Amphenol’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is 33.33%.

Insider Transactions at Amphenol

In other news, insider William J. Doherty sold 80,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.00, for a total transaction of $11,360,000.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP David M. Silverman sold 120,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,764,625. This represents a 90.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 1,063,194 shares of company stock worth $148,244,445 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Profile

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) is a leading global manufacturer of electronic and fiber optic connectors, interconnect systems, and related components. The company designs, engineers and produces a broad range of products including electrical connectors, cable assemblies, fiber optic solutions, sensors, antennas and electromechanical devices used to transfer power, signal and data across complex systems. Its product portfolio spans ruggedized connectors for harsh environments to high-speed solutions for data centers and telecommunications networks.

Amphenol serves a diverse set of end markets, including automotive, broadband and telecom, data communications, mobile devices, industrial, energy, and military/aerospace.