Keel Point LLC Trims Holdings in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Keel Point LLC decreased its holdings in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 18.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 39,852 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 9,209 shares during the quarter. Keel Point LLC’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $5,386,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amphenol news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 61,072 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.90, for a total transaction of $8,788,260.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $277,368,257.30. This trade represents a 3.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 130,775 shares of company stock worth $18,709,350. Company insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on APH shares. Seaport Research Partners restated a “buy” rating and set a $215.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $177.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Amphenol from $182.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $178.07.

Amphenol Stock Performance

NYSE:APH opened at $152.33 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $139.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $139.47. Amphenol Corporation has a twelve month low of $92.08 and a twelve month high of $167.04. The company has a market capitalization of $187.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.27.

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

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.74%.

Amphenol Company 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.