Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Stronger Earnings for Amphenol

Amphenol Co. (NYSE:APH - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Amphenol in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 23rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now anticipates that the electronics maker will post earnings per share of $2.60 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.23. The consensus estimate for Amphenol's current full-year earnings is $2.36 per share.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The electronics maker reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $4.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.20 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 25.67% and a net margin of 15.92%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.40 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on APH. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Amphenol from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Amphenol from $90.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Fox Advisors upgraded shares of Amphenol from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $85.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday. Citigroup increased their target price on Amphenol from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $85.00 price objective (up from $78.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Thursday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $82.58.

Amphenol Stock Performance

NYSE:APH opened at $75.81 on Monday. Amphenol has a 1 year low of $54.77 and a 1 year high of $79.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 1.75. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $65.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.01. The company has a market capitalization of $91.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.17.

Institutional Trading of Amphenol

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Amphenol by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 152,127,847 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $10,565,279,000 after acquiring an additional 2,108,578 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amphenol by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 104,250,575 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $7,240,202,000 after purchasing an additional 2,643,752 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of Amphenol by 36.8% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 58,911,813 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $4,091,426,000 after buying an additional 15,837,407 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Amphenol by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 25,325,653 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $1,754,672,000 after buying an additional 659,560 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Amphenol by 294.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 24,953,591 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $1,733,027,000 after buying an additional 18,619,417 shares during the period. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were paid a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 18th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.87%. Amphenol's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.55%.

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.

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