Amphenol Corporation (APH) To Go Ex-Dividend on December 16th
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemAmphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH – Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be paid a dividend of 0.25 per share by the electronics maker on Wednesday, January 7th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 16th. This is a 51.5% increase from Amphenol’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17.
Amphenol has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.2%per year over the last three years. Amphenol has a payout ratio of 34.2% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Amphenol to earn $2.64 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 37.9%.
Amphenol Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE:APH opened at $129.15 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $134.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $115.84. The company has a market cap of $158.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.05, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 2.07. Amphenol has a one year low of $56.45 and a one year high of $144.37.
Amphenol (NYSE:APH – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The electronics maker reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $6.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.54 billion. Amphenol had a return on equity of 33.46% and a net margin of 18.22%.Amphenol’s quarterly revenue was up 53.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.50 EPS. Amphenol has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.260-3.280 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.890-0.910 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Amphenol will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $154.00 price target on Amphenol and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Amphenol from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Citigroup upped their target price on Amphenol from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, UBS Group set a $152.00 price target on shares of Amphenol and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $131.54.
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.
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