Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) Receives $95.83 Average Price Target from Analysts

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) has earned an average rating of “Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $96.00.

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen decreased their target price on shares of Amphenol from $175.00 to $90.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Zacks Research upgraded Amphenol from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Amphenol from $97.50 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane increased their target price on Amphenol from $100.00 to $107.50 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th.

Insider Activity at Amphenol

In other news, EVP Lance E. D’amico sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.00, for a total transaction of $8,099,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 114,130 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,243,959.35. The trade was a 46.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP David M. Silverman sold 240,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.12, for a total value of $20,908,800.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 31,344 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,730,689.28. The trade was a 88.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 2,098,608 shares of company stock valued at $172,316,688 in the last ninety days. 1.42% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amphenol

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APH. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in Amphenol by 17,582.7% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 331,555,831 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $58,459,924,000 after buying an additional 329,680,797 shares in the last quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP grew its stake in Amphenol by 9,435.8% during the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 76,769,791 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $10,374,670,000 after buying an additional 75,964,718 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the fourth quarter worth $3,052,145,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Amphenol by 102.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,325,148 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $4,638,701,000 after acquiring an additional 17,387,536 shares during the period. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LP raised its stake in shares of Amphenol by 3,010.0% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 16,437,431 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,898,248,000 after acquiring an additional 15,908,901 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Amphenol stock opened at $84.00 on Friday. Amphenol has a fifty-two week low of $58.67 and a fifty-two week high of $89.26. The company has a market capitalization of $207.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.11, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.24. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $80.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 1.89.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The electronics maker reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $8.76 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.26 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 39.87% and a net margin of 17.73%.The business’s revenue was up 55.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.41 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.420 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Amphenol will post 2.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 14th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 22nd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.00%.

About Amphenol

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) is a global manufacturer of interconnect, sensor and antenna solutions. Its products enable the transmission of power, data and signals in electronic and electrical systems, including connectors, cable assemblies, backplanes, antennas, sensors and related components.

The company serves a broad range of markets, including aerospace and defense, automotive, information technology and data communications, industrial equipment, mobile networks, medical devices, and consumer electronics.