Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Makes New $1.27 Million Investment in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 10,261 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,270,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Amphenol by 8.4% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 28,513,760 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,804,338,000 after buying an additional 2,217,079 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Amphenol in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,104,244,000. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Amphenol by 13.4% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,547,006 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,239,017,000 after purchasing an additional 1,486,105 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Amphenol by 1.9% in the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,088,586 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $699,998,000 after purchasing an additional 133,966 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Amphenol by 2.6% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 6,034,166 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $746,728,000 after buying an additional 150,407 shares in the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amphenol news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total value of $75,885,432.87. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $283,863,955.89. This trade represents a 21.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of APH stock opened at $136.80 on Wednesday. Amphenol Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $56.45 and a fifty-two week high of $167.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 2.48 and a current ratio of 2.98. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $144.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $134.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $168.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.96, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.20.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.19 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 18.49% and a return on equity of 35.57%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.55 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. 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 will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.94%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $165.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. US Capital Advisors set a $165.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a report on Friday, January 9th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $175.00 target price (up from $156.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Amphenol from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $151.38.

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.