Amphenol (NYSE:APH) Lowered to “Hold” Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Amphenol (NYSE:APH) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Saturday morning.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. US Capital Advisors set a $165.00 target price on Amphenol in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $165.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Amphenol from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $183.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $175.00 target price (up previously from $156.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Eleven equities research 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 presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $151.38.

Amphenol Stock Performance

NYSE APH opened at $146.72 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $141.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $130.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $180.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. Amphenol has a 1 year low of $56.45 and a 1 year high of $167.04.

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

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Shareholders 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 yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.94%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider William J. Doherty sold 80,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.00, for a total transaction of $11,360,000.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $283,863,955.89. The trade was a 21.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amphenol

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in Amphenol during the fourth quarter worth $3,052,145,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Amphenol by 102.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,325,148 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $4,638,701,000 after buying an additional 17,387,536 shares during the period. Capital International Investors increased its position in Amphenol by 446.9% in the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 18,006,524 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,228,288,000 after buying an additional 14,714,177 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors raised its stake in Amphenol by 106.9% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 15,523,085 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,920,982,000 after buying an additional 8,021,284 shares during the period. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in Amphenol by 340.8% in the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 10,257,379 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,386,182,000 after acquiring an additional 7,930,532 shares during the period. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.