Holocene Advisors LP Has $358.88 Million Stake in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Holocene Advisors LP lessened its stake in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 25.0% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 2,900,009 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 967,425 shares during the quarter. Amphenol comprises 0.8% of Holocene Advisors LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Holocene Advisors LP’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $358,876,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Amphenol by 114.0% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,624 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,224,000 after purchasing an additional 9,390 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Amphenol by 87.9% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 10,094 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $701,000 after buying an additional 4,721 shares in the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC raised its stake in Amphenol by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 8,042 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $559,000 after buying an additional 618 shares during the period. Advisors Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Amphenol by 9.3% in the second quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 5,480 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $541,000 after acquiring an additional 466 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS grew its stake in Amphenol by 7.1% in the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 296,661 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $29,295,000 after acquiring an additional 19,702 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total transaction of $75,885,432.87. Following the transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on APH shares. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $183.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, January 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Amphenol from $160.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $175.00 price objective (up from $156.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $174.00 price objective (up from $152.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amphenol has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $151.38.

Amphenol Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of NYSE:APH opened at $133.99 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $144.23 and its 200 day moving average is $134.84. Amphenol Corporation has a 12-month low of $56.45 and a 12-month high of $167.04. The stock has a market cap of $164.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.12, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 2.48, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08.

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

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.94%.

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.