Amphenol Corporation $APH Stake Lowered by World Equity Group Inc.

World Equity Group Inc. trimmed its stake in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 65.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,959 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 5,632 shares during the quarter. World Equity Group Inc.’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $400,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in APH. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amphenol during the fourth quarter valued at $383,000. Czech National Bank increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 322,765 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $43,618,000 after acquiring an additional 12,677 shares during the period. Canvas Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Amphenol by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Canvas Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,060 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $279,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Optivise Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Amphenol during the 4th quarter valued at about $218,000. Finally, Moody National Bank Trust Division bought a new position in Amphenol in the 4th quarter worth about $247,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total value of $75,885,432.87. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $283,863,955.89. This trade represents a 21.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Stock Performance

APH opened at $123.07 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.48, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The firm has a market cap of $151.28 billion, a PE ratio of 36.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.20. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $141.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $135.71. Amphenol Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $56.45 and a fifty-two week high of $167.04.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. Amphenol had a return on equity of 35.57% and a net margin of 18.49%.The business had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.55 EPS. Amphenol’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.1% on a year-over-year basis. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd will be given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is 29.94%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

APH has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Truist Financial set a $182.00 price objective on Amphenol in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Fox Advisors reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. US Capital Advisors set a $165.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Amphenol from $160.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $152.36.

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.