Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA Takes $167,000 Position in Amphenol Co. (NYSE:APH)

Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA bought a new position in shares of Amphenol Co. (NYSE:APH) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 2,409 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $167,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of APH. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amphenol by 352.1% in the 3rd quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC now owns 434 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 338 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its position in shares of Amphenol by 50.0% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 498 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amphenol by 89.3% during the 3rd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 496 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management acquired a new stake in shares of Amphenol during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amphenol in the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APH has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Amphenol from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $90.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Amphenol from $79.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Amphenol from $81.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their target price on Amphenol from $60.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $80.68.

Amphenol Trading Down 0.3 %

APH opened at $69.81 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $71.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $68.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 2.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.16 billion, a PE ratio of 36.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.23. Amphenol Co. has a one year low of $51.13 and a one year high of $79.39.

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The electronics maker reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $4.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.05 billion. Amphenol had a net margin of 15.92% and a return on equity of 25.67%. Amphenol’s revenue was up 29.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.82 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Amphenol Co. will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be issued a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 18th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.95%. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.46%.

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.