HB Wealth Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Amphenol Corporation $APH

HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 14.2% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 75,473 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,402 shares during the quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $9,536,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amphenol by 163.8% in the fourth quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 182 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. raised its stake in Amphenol by 200.0% during the 2nd quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 252 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period. Tucker Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Amphenol during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new position in Amphenol in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, HHM Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Amphenol in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on APH. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $178.00 price objective (up from $170.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Amphenol from $184.00 to $201.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research cut shares of Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amphenol has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $178.07.

Insider Activity at Amphenol

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

Amphenol Stock Performance

NYSE:APH opened at $164.40 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $202.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.24, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.24. Amphenol Corporation has a 1 year low of $95.19 and a 1 year high of $178.52. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $146.71 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $142.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.26.

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

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 23rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.74%.

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.