3,036 Shares in Amphenol Corporation $APH Bought by Modera Wealth Management LLC

Modera Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 3,036 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $300,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tranquility Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Amphenol by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Tranquility Partners LLC now owns 13,386 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,322,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. EWA LLC lifted its position in Amphenol by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. EWA LLC now owns 5,200 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $514,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Coign Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Amphenol by 1.1% in the second quarter. Coign Capital Advisors LLC now owns 10,561 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,043,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. grew its position in Amphenol by 0.5% during the second quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 22,896 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,261,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Independent Advisor Alliance raised its stake in shares of Amphenol by 1.7% during the first quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 7,180 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $471,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Trading Up 0.7%

APH opened at $139.01 on Monday. Amphenol Corporation has a one year low of $56.45 and a one year high of $142.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.52. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $125.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $106.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $170.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.34, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.20.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The electronics maker reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.14. Amphenol had a return on equity of 33.46% and a net margin of 18.22%.The firm had revenue of $6.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.50 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 53.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.260-3.280 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.890-0.910 EPS. Analysts predict that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a positive change from Amphenol’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is 33.33%.

Insider Transactions at Amphenol

In related news, insider William J. Doherty sold 80,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.04, for a total transaction of $11,283,200.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Luc Walter sold 365,118 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.65, for a total transaction of $49,163,138.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 433,742 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $58,403,360.30. The trade was a 45.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,125,042 shares of company stock worth $142,789,956. 1.67% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on APH shares. Bank of America raised shares of Amphenol from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $120.00 to $150.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Amphenol from $126.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $120.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen cut Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 2nd. Finally, UBS Group set a $152.00 target price on Amphenol and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $129.77.

Amphenol 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.