Regents Gate Capital LLP Takes Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Regents Gate Capital LLP bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 62,619 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $6,184,000. Amphenol accounts for 2.2% of Regents Gate Capital LLP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in APH. Hughes Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Amphenol during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Amphenol during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Avalon Trust Co raised its stake in Amphenol by 133.3% during the 1st quarter. Avalon Trust Co now owns 406 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Amphenol during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in Amphenol during the 1st quarter valued at $31,000. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on APH. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Bank of America raised shares of Amphenol from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $120.00 to $150.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $129.77.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider William J. Doherty sold 113,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.89, for a total value of $12,304,570.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Luc Walter sold 365,118 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.65, for a total transaction of $49,163,138.70. Following the completion of the sale, the insider 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 position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 1,231,042 shares of company stock worth $150,616,896 in the last ninety days. 1.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Amphenol Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:APH opened at $139.54 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $170.80 billion, a PE ratio of 46.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.17. Amphenol Corporation has a 1 year low of $56.45 and a 1 year high of $141.72. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $122.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $103.52. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57.

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

Amphenol Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 16th. This is a boost from Amphenol’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.33%.

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.