Prospera Financial Services Inc Purchases 48,122 Shares of Amphenol Corporation $APH

Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its holdings in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 205.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 71,581 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 48,122 shares during the quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $8,858,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Profund Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Amphenol by 0.8% in the third quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 22,161 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,742,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Amphenol by 2.2% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 55,777 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $6,902,000 after buying an additional 1,209 shares in the last quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 2.3% during the third quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 37,874 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $4,687,000 after buying an additional 857 shares during the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Amphenol by 16.8% during the third quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,974 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $863,000 after acquiring an additional 1,004 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Amphenol by 10.7% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 271,766 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $33,631,000 after acquiring an additional 26,175 shares during the last quarter. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider William J. Doherty sold 80,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.00, for a total value of $11,360,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Stock Up 0.0%

APH opened at $144.21 on Wednesday. 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 quick ratio of 2.48 and a current ratio of 2.98. The stock has a market cap of $176.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.20. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $141.42 and its 200 day moving average is $129.48.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $6.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.19 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 35.57% and a net margin of 18.49%.The business’s revenue was up 49.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.55 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.94%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on APH shares. Fox Advisors restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $175.00 target price (up previously from $156.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Citigroup raised their price target on Amphenol from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $174.00 price objective (up previously from $152.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Amphenol from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $120.00 to $150.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Amphenol has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $151.38.

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.