Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) Stock Rated “Moderate Buy” by Sell-Side Analysts

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the nineteen analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and sixteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $111.79.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on APH. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Amphenol from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $100.00 target price on shares of Amphenol in a report on Monday. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Amphenol from $190.00 to $105.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. Zacks Research lowered Amphenol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on Amphenol from $99.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 13th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amphenol news, EVP David Silverman sold 240,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.12, for a total transaction of $20,908,800.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 31,344 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,730,689.28. This trade represents a 88.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Craig Lampo sold 386,400 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.66, for a total value of $32,324,292.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 181,330 shares in the company, valued at $15,169,161.15. This trade represents a 68.06% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 726,400 shares of company stock worth $61,332,592. Corporate insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Amphenol

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Covestor Ltd raised its stake in shares of Amphenol by 105.2% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,617 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $136,000 after purchasing an additional 829 shares during the period. Ascent Group LLC increased its holdings in Amphenol by 102.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 47,481 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $4,003,000 after purchasing an additional 24,048 shares during the period. Caldwell Trust Co boosted its position in Amphenol by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Caldwell Trust Co now owns 9,712 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $819,000 after acquiring an additional 4,856 shares in the last quarter. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Amphenol by 144.7% in the 3rd quarter. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,403 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $456,000 after buying an additional 3,195 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 114.3% during the third quarter. Compass Financial Management LLC now owns 14,491 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,222,000 after buying an additional 7,730 shares during the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amphenol News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Amphenol this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Amphenol raised its fourth-quarter 2026 outlook to EPS of $0.81-$0.83 and revenue of $10.3-$10.5 billion, above consensus estimates of $0.75 and $9.7 billion, respectively.
• Positive Sentiment: The company also increased its full-year 2026 guidance to EPS of $2.82-$2.84 and revenue of $36.9-$37.1 billion, ahead of analyst expectations of $2.69 and $35.7 billion.
• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter results exceeded expectations, with adjusted EPS of $0.80 versus the $0.73 consensus and revenue of approximately $10.2 billion. Orders rose 99% year over year, and the book-to-bill ratio reached 1.19, indicating strong demand momentum.
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted strong artificial-intelligence data-center demand, with IT datacom sales increasing sharply. Analysts at JPMorgan, BNP Paribas Exane, UBS and Truist raised their price targets to $111-$115 and maintained bullish ratings.
• Positive Sentiment: The board approved a new $4 billion share-repurchase program, covering up to 2% of outstanding shares and beginning in 2027. Buybacks can support earnings per share and signal management confidence in the valuation. Amphenol Board of Directors Approves Share Repurchase Program
• Neutral Sentiment: Amphenol agreed to acquire Humanetics Sensors and AdvancedPCB Holdings. The transactions could expand its sensor and circuit-board businesses, although financial terms and the near-term earnings impact were not provided.
• Negative Sentiment: Rothschild & Co Redburn cut its price target from $197 to $107. Although the revised target still implies substantial upside, the magnitude of the reduction may pressure investor sentiment.
• Negative Sentiment: The company’s quarterly dividend was reported at $0.15 per share, below the prior $0.25 payout. The lower distribution may disappoint income-focused investors, despite broader reports describing the post-split payout as an increase.

Amphenol Stock Down 3.2%

NYSE:APH opened at $79.48 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 1.94. Amphenol has a 52-week low of $59.01 and a 52-week high of $89.93. The company has a market cap of $196.00 billion, a PE ratio of 32.96, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.23. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $81.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $75.48.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $10.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.49 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 17.95% and a return on equity of 42.53%. The firm’s revenue was up 65.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.93 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Amphenol will post 2.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 13th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 22nd will be issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 22nd. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. This is a decrease from Amphenol’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. Amphenol’s payout ratio is 21.74%.

Amphenol announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, October 28th that permits the company to repurchase $4 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the electronics maker to buy up to 2% of its shares through open market purchases. Share repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

About Amphenol

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) is a global manufacturer of electrical, electronic and fiber-optic connectors, interconnect systems and related products. Its portfolio includes cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, backplane systems, radio-frequency components and other specialized electronic hardware.

The company serves customers across a range of industries, including automotive, aerospace and defense, information technology and data communications, industrial, mobile networks, commercial aerospace, medical and other markets.