J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG Has $1.06 Million Holdings in Amphenol Corporation $APH

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG decreased its holdings in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 50.5% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 7,846 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 7,992 shares during the quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $1,060,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financial Management Professionals Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 82.6% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 199 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in Amphenol by 200.0% during the 2nd quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 252 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in Amphenol during the second quarter worth $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new position in Amphenol during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Alpine Bank Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Amphenol in the third quarter valued at $30,000. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

APH has been the subject of a number of research reports. Piper Sandler set a $165.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Fox Advisors reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Friday, January 9th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Amphenol in a research report on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $145.00 target price on the stock. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amphenol currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $151.87.

Amphenol Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of Amphenol stock opened at $127.76 on Thursday. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average of $139.37 and a 200-day moving average of $136.04. Amphenol Corporation has a 52-week low of $56.45 and a 52-week high of $167.04. The stock has a market cap of $157.04 billion, a PE ratio of 38.25, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.20.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. Amphenol had a net margin of 18.49% and a return on equity of 35.57%. The business had revenue of $6.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.19 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.55 earnings per share. Amphenol’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd will be given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol’s payout ratio is presently 29.94%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $283,863,955.89. The trade was a 21.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

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.