Amphenol (NYSE:APH) Issues Q1 Earnings Guidance

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) updated its first quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.49-0.51 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.48. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.00-4.10 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.93 billion. Amphenol also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.490-0.510 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on APH. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Amphenol from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on Amphenol from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Amphenol from $60.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Amphenol from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $72.88.

Amphenol Stock Up 7.0 %

Amphenol stock opened at $77.84 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The company has a market capitalization of $93.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.24. Amphenol has a twelve month low of $48.52 and a twelve month high of $78.25. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $71.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $67.86.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The electronics maker reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $4.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4,051,810 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 24.68% and a net margin of 15.40%. Amphenol’s revenue was up 29.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.82 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Amphenol will post 1.84 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.85%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is 37.93%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amphenol

In other news, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 150,000 shares of Amphenol stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.76, for a total transaction of $10,314,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 218,116 shares in the company, valued at $14,997,656.16. This trade represents a 40.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 900,672 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.81, for a total value of $61,975,240.32. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,934,848 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $133,136,890.88. This trade represents a 31.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,842,672 shares of company stock valued at $128,858,080. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Amphenol

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.