Amphenol Corporation $APH Shares Bought by Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH grew its position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 6.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,397,847 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 84,431 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $189,299,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd acquired a new stake in Amphenol during the fourth quarter worth about $4,004,000. Leelyn Smith LLC acquired a new stake in Amphenol during the fourth quarter worth about $2,013,000. Optas LLC increased its stake in Amphenol by 15.5% during the fourth quarter. Optas LLC now owns 4,165 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $563,000 after acquiring an additional 559 shares during the last quarter. Ticino Wealth acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the fourth quarter valued at about $899,000. Finally, Jones Kertz & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the fourth quarter valued at about $6,560,000. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Amphenol from $185.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $183.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research lowered Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Monday. Finally, UBS Group set a $170.00 target price on Amphenol and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amphenol currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $151.93.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total value of $75,885,432.87. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $283,863,955.89. This represents a 21.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of APH opened at $152.12 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $187.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.25. Amphenol Corporation has a one year low of $64.25 and a one year 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 has a 50-day moving average price of $137.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $137.94.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.19 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 35.57% and a net margin of 18.49%.Amphenol’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.55 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.94%.

Amphenol Company 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.