Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. Sells 5,300 Shares of Amphenol Corporation $APH

Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. reduced its holdings in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 32.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,848 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 5,300 shares during the period. Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD.’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $1,466,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in APH. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Amphenol during the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,052,145,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 102.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,325,148 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $4,638,701,000 after purchasing an additional 17,387,536 shares during the period. Capital International Investors raised its holdings in Amphenol by 446.9% during the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 18,006,524 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,228,288,000 after buying an additional 14,714,177 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in Amphenol by 106.9% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 15,523,085 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,920,982,000 after buying an additional 8,021,284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in Amphenol by 340.8% during the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 10,257,379 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,386,182,000 after buying an additional 7,930,532 shares during the period. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 61,072 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.90, for a total transaction of $8,788,260.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $277,368,257.30. This represents a 3.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In the last quarter, insiders sold 130,775 shares of company stock worth $18,709,350. 1.42% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

APH has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $198.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price target on shares of Amphenol from $160.00 to $172.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Amphenol from $184.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on Amphenol from $165.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $178.07.

Amphenol Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of Amphenol stock opened at $153.97 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The company has a market cap of $189.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.24, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.27. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $139.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $139.57. Amphenol Corporation has a 52-week low of $92.08 and a 52-week high of $167.04.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.11. Amphenol had a net margin of 17.24% and a return on equity of 37.44%. The company had revenue of $7.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.08 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.63 earnings per share. Amphenol’s revenue for the quarter was up 58.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd will be given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 23rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.74%.

About Amphenol

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.