waypoint wealth counsel Invests $330,000 in Amphenol Corporation $APH

waypoint wealth counsel bought a new position in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 3,341 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $330,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Amphenol in the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the second quarter worth about $35,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the first quarter worth about $25,000. Avalon Trust Co grew its stake in shares of Amphenol by 133.3% in the first quarter. Avalon Trust Co now owns 406 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the first quarter worth about $28,000. Institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on APH. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Amphenol from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $139.00 price target on shares of Amphenol and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $145.00 price target (up previously from $125.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of Amphenol from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Amphenol from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Amphenol presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $114.43.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amphenol news, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.42, for a total value of $11,042,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 12,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,380,250. The trade was a 88.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Lance E. D’amico sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.60, for a total value of $11,060,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 76,400 shares in the company, valued at $8,449,840. This trade represents a 56.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357. 1.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Shares of APH stock opened at $121.64 on Friday. Amphenol Corporation has a 12 month low of $56.45 and a 12 month high of $127.50. The stock has a market cap of $148.51 billion, a PE ratio of 48.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $115.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $96.29.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.15. Amphenol had a net margin of 16.90% and a return on equity of 30.58%. The business had revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.44 earnings per share. Amphenol’s quarterly revenue was up 56.5% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a $0.165 dividend. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. Amphenol’s payout ratio is currently 26.29%.

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.