Amphenol Corporation $APH Shares Sold by Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH

Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH lessened its holdings in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 8.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 58,254 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 5,131 shares during the quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $7,934,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in APH. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. boosted its position in Amphenol by 200.0% during the 2nd quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 252 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares during the period. Tucker Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Tacita Capital Inc raised its position in shares of Amphenol by 145.6% during the 4th quarter. Tacita Capital Inc now owns 221 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 17,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.21, for a total value of $2,506,175.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at $276,038,277.47. This represents a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders sold a total of 130,775 shares of company stock valued at $18,709,350 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on APH. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $198.00 price target on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Monday, April 20th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price target on shares of Amphenol from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective (up from $170.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amphenol presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $178.07.

Amphenol Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of Amphenol stock opened at $158.86 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The firm has a market cap of $195.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.27. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $140.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of $139.87. Amphenol Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $92.22 and a fifty-two week high of $167.04.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $7.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.08 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 37.44% and a net margin of 17.24%.The company’s revenue was up 58.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.63 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 23rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio 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.