Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC Has $2.34 Million Holdings in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 0.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 23,713 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 108 shares during the period. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $2,342,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Hilltop National Bank bought a new position in shares of Amphenol in the second quarter worth about $35,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Amphenol in the first quarter worth about $25,000. Avalon Trust Co increased its stake in shares of Amphenol by 133.3% in the first quarter. Avalon Trust Co now owns 406 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the period. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Amphenol in the first quarter worth about $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on APH. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $139.00 price objective on Amphenol and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Amphenol from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Barclays began coverage on Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $120.00 price objective on the stock. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Amphenol from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $114.43.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amphenol news, VP Lance E. D’amico sold 100,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.60, for a total transaction of $11,060,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 76,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,449,840. The trade was a 56.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP David M. Silverman sold 100,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.42, for a total value of $11,042,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 12,500 shares in the company, valued at $1,380,250. The trade was a 88.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 665,924 shares of company stock valued at $73,369,357 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Trading Down 3.7%

Shares of APH opened at $121.64 on Friday. Amphenol Corporation has a 12-month low of $56.45 and a 12-month high of $127.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $148.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.17. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $115.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $96.29.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.01 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 30.58% and a net margin of 16.90%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 56.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.44 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Amphenol Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. Amphenol’s payout ratio is presently 26.29%.

Amphenol Company Profile

Amphenol Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, primarily designs, manufactures, and markets electrical, electronic, and fiber optic connectors in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Harsh Environment Solutions, Communications Solutions, and Interconnect and Sensor Systems.