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 analysts have issued reports on APH shares. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $81.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Amphenol from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Amphenol from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $60.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Amphenol from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amphenol presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $77.92.

Amphenol Stock Performance

Shares of APH stock opened at $78.54 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $94.69 billion, a PE ratio of 45.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.24. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $71.86 and a 200-day moving average of $67.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.33. Amphenol has a one year low of $49.38 and a one year high of $78.82.

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

Amphenol Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th. Amphenol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.93%.

Insider Activity at Amphenol

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

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.