Amphenol (NYSE:APH) Issues Q1 Earnings Guidance

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.49-0.51 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.48. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.00-4.10 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.93 billion. Amphenol also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.490-0.510 EPS.

Amphenol Trading Up 7.0 %

APH opened at $77.84 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $93.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.73, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.24. Amphenol has a 12 month low of $48.52 and a 12 month high of $78.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $71.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $67.86.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The electronics maker reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $4.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4,051,810 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 24.68% and a net margin of 15.40%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 29.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.82 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Amphenol will post 1.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th. Amphenol’s payout ratio is 37.93%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

APH has been the topic of several analyst reports. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Amphenol from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Amphenol from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $60.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Amphenol from $81.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on Amphenol from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $72.88.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 150,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.76, for a total transaction of $10,314,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 218,116 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,997,656.16. This represents a 40.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 900,672 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.81, for a total transaction of $61,975,240.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,934,848 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $133,136,890.88. The trade was a 31.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 1,842,672 shares of company stock worth $128,858,080 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Company Profile

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.