BNP Paribas Exane Raises Amphenol (NYSE:APH) Price Target to $195.00

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) had its target price upped by analysts at BNP Paribas Exane from $185.00 to $195.00 in a research note issued on Friday,MarketScreener reports. BNP Paribas Exane’s price target indicates a potential upside of 38.25% from the stock’s current price.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on APH. Seaport Research Partners reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $215.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Amphenol from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, April 11th. Robert W. Baird set a $177.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $178.00 target price (up from $170.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $180.00 target price (up from $175.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Monday. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $172.53.

Amphenol Trading Down 0.9%

APH stock traded down $1.25 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $141.05. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,191,854 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,631,422. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.71. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $138.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $139.12. Amphenol has a 1 year low of $79.10 and a 1 year high of $167.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $173.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.53, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.29.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $7.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.08 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.63 earnings per share. The business’s 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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Amphenol will post 4.49 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Amphenol

In other Amphenol news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total value of $75,885,432.87. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at $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 is available at the SEC website. 1.42% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amphenol

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Amphenol by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 126,553,498 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $17,102,440,000 after acquiring an additional 1,322,682 shares in the last quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP boosted its holdings in Amphenol by 9,435.8% in the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 76,769,791 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $10,374,670,000 after acquiring an additional 75,964,718 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Amphenol by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 56,913,598 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $7,705,440,000 after acquiring an additional 888,526 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Amphenol by 102.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,325,148 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $4,638,701,000 after acquiring an additional 17,387,536 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Amphenol by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 30,318,652 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $4,087,372,000 after acquiring an additional 748,813 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

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.