Hager Investment Management Services LLC Has $2.70 Million Stock Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Hager Investment Management Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 193.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 21,787 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,361 shares during the period. Amphenol accounts for about 1.5% of Hager Investment Management Services LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Hager Investment Management Services LLC’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $2,696,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. SYM FINANCIAL Corp grew its stake in shares of Amphenol by 0.9% in the third quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp now owns 9,266 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,147,000 after buying an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC lifted its stake in Amphenol by 9.4% in the third quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 975 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $121,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Tower Wealth Partners Inc. lifted its stake in Amphenol by 2.1% in the third quarter. Tower Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 4,251 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $526,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. grew its position in shares of Amphenol by 82.6% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 199 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the period. Finally, Allen Capital Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Amphenol by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Allen Capital Group LLC now owns 3,012 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $373,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on APH. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $174.00 price target (up from $152.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. US Capital Advisors set a $165.00 price objective on Amphenol in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Fox Advisors reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Amphenol from $160.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amphenol presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $151.38.

Insider Activity at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, insider William J. Doherty sold 80,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.00, for a total transaction of $11,360,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total value of $75,885,432.87. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $283,863,955.89. This represents a 21.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amphenol Stock Up 0.7%

APH stock opened at $152.57 on Thursday. Amphenol Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $56.45 and a fifty-two week high of $167.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $187.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.68, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.20. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $144.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $132.48.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. Amphenol had a net margin of 18.49% and a return on equity of 35.57%. The company had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.19 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.55 earnings per share. Amphenol’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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.94%.

Amphenol 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.