WealthShield Partners LLC Takes Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

WealthShield Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 20,523 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $2,593,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in APH. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC grew its holdings in Amphenol by 163.8% during the fourth quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 182 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Amphenol by 200.0% in the second quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 252 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in Amphenol in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, HHM Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Amphenol in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $276,038,277.47. This represents a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders sold 130,775 shares of company stock worth $18,709,350 in the last quarter. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

APH has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price target on shares of Amphenol from $160.00 to $172.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $198.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Amphenol from $165.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Amphenol from $184.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $185.57.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Shares of APH traded down $3.13 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $159.11. 5,948,422 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,909,821. 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’s fifty day moving average is $148.01 and its 200 day moving average is $143.38. Amphenol Corporation has a 1-year low of $95.19 and a 1-year high of $178.52. The stock has a market cap of $195.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.24.

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 the consensus estimate of $7.08 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.63 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 58.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

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 dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.74%.

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.