Wealth Science Advisors LLC Takes $481,000 Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Wealth Science Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 3,558 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $481,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in APH. Capital International Investors increased its stake in shares of Amphenol by 446.9% in the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 18,006,524 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,228,288,000 after buying an additional 14,714,177 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in shares of Amphenol by 106.9% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 15,523,085 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,920,982,000 after buying an additional 8,021,284 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of Amphenol by 693.9% in the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 7,279,457 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $900,833,000 after buying an additional 6,362,533 shares during the period. Lone Pine Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amphenol in the third quarter valued at approximately $374,125,000. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amphenol in the third quarter valued at approximately $287,947,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

APH has been the subject of several recent research reports. UBS Group set a $170.00 price objective on Amphenol and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Fox Advisors reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Friday, January 9th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Truist Financial set a $182.00 target price on Amphenol in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a report on Monday. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amphenol has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $156.71.

Insider Activity

In other Amphenol news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 515,281 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.27, for a total transaction of $75,885,432.87. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $283,863,955.89. This represents a 21.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Shares of APH stock opened at $150.38 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $138.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $138.10. Amphenol Corporation has a one year low of $70.83 and a one year high of $167.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $184.88 billion, a PE ratio of 45.02, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.48.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last announced its earnings results 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 analysts’ expectations of $6.19 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 35.57% and a net margin of 18.49%.The firm’s revenue was up 49.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.55 earnings per share. Amphenol has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.930 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.34 earnings per share for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 23rd. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.94%.

Amphenol 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.