Clearbridge Investments LLC Has $114.21 Million Position in Amphenol Corporation $APH

Clearbridge Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 500.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 845,100 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after buying an additional 704,426 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $114,207,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Syon Capital LLC boosted its stake in Amphenol by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 22,723 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $3,071,000 after buying an additional 1,416 shares in the last quarter. ING Groep NV boosted its stake in Amphenol by 254.8% during the fourth quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 468,838 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $63,359,000 after buying an additional 336,702 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its stake in Amphenol by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 16,456,876 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,223,994,000 after buying an additional 933,791 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Sarl boosted its stake in Amphenol by 34.2% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Sarl now owns 110,595 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $14,946,000 after buying an additional 28,155 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Ltd. CA boosted its stake in Amphenol by 20.2% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Ltd. CA now owns 56,041 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $7,573,000 after buying an additional 9,427 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

APH has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price objective on Amphenol from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen cut Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $178.00 price objective (up from $170.00) on shares of Amphenol in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Piper Sandler set a $165.00 price objective on Amphenol in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Amphenol from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Amphenol has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $176.87.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 61,072 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.90, for a total value of $8,788,260.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $277,368,257.30. The trade was a 3.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders sold 130,775 shares of company stock valued at $18,709,350 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Amphenol stock opened at $138.84 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $137.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $138.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. Amphenol Corporation has a 12-month low of $91.06 and a 12-month high of $167.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $170.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.27.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.11. Amphenol had a return on equity of 37.44% and a net margin of 17.24%.The business had revenue of $7.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.08 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.63 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 58.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amphenol has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.140-1.160 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Amphenol Corporation will post 4.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amphenol Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 23rd will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 23rd. Amphenol’s payout ratio is currently 28.74%.

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.