Amphenol Corporation $APH Shares Purchased by Engineers Gate Manager LP

Engineers Gate Manager LP increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 31.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 165,079 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after buying an additional 39,831 shares during the period. Engineers Gate Manager LP’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $22,309,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR boosted its position in Amphenol by 20.2% during the fourth quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 87,072 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $11,767,000 after acquiring an additional 14,612 shares during the last quarter. Regents Gate Capital LLP boosted its holdings in Amphenol by 54.8% in the 3rd quarter. Regents Gate Capital LLP now owns 96,908 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $11,992,000 after purchasing an additional 34,289 shares during the last quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Amphenol by 86.3% in the 4th quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. now owns 26,986 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $3,647,000 after purchasing an additional 12,502 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Amphenol by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,750,490 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $371,704,000 after purchasing an additional 70,938 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CGN Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Amphenol in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,592,000. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 17,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.21, for a total value of $2,506,175.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $276,038,277.47. The trade was a 0.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 130,775 shares of company stock valued at $18,709,350. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

APH has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Seaport Research Partners reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $215.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Amphenol from $182.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $198.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a report on Monday, June 8th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $178.07.

Amphenol Price Performance

Amphenol stock opened at $160.75 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $141.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $140.03. The company has a market capitalization of $197.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.27. Amphenol Corporation has a 1 year low of $92.54 and a 1 year high of $167.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.71.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $7.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.08 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 17.24% and a return on equity of 37.44%. The business’s revenue was up 58.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.63 EPS. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

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

Amphenol 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.