The stock of Amphenol Corp. (APH) has seen a -0.39% decrease in the past week, with a -4.56% drop in the past month, and a 7.72% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.70%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.49% for APH. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.51% for APH stock, with a simple moving average of 17.03% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Amphenol Corp. (NYSE: APH) Right Now?
Amphenol Corp. (NYSE: APH) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 38.31x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for APH is at 1.27. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for APH is 1.19B, and currently, shorts hold a 1.05% of that float. The average trading volume for APH on July 26, 2024 was 7.40M shares.
APH) stock’s latest price update
Amphenol Corp. (NYSE: APH)’s stock price has increased by 3.79 compared to its previous closing price of 61.76. However, the company has seen a -0.39% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-07-24 that Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 24, 2024 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Craig Lampo – Chief Financial Officer Adam Norwitt – Chief Executive Officer Conference Call Participants Wamsi Mohan – Bank of America Amit Daryanani – Evercore Samik Chatterjee – JPMorgan Luke Junk – Baird Asiya Merchant – Citigroup Joe Spak – UBS Guy Hardwick – Freedom Capital Markets Scott Graham – Seaport Research Andrew Buscaglia – BNP Paribas Mark Delaney – Goldman Sachs Will Stein – Truist Securities Steven Fox – Fox Advisors Michael Anastasiou – TD Cowen Saree Boroditsky – Jefferies Operator Hello, and welcome to the Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call for Amphenol Corporation. Following today’s presentation, there will be a formal question-and-answer session.
Analysts’ Opinion of APH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for APH stocks, with Vertical Research repeating the rating for APH by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for APH in the upcoming period, according to Vertical Research is $65 based on the research report published on July 23, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Seaport Research Partners, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see APH reach a price target of $150. The rating they have provided for APH stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 20th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to APH, setting the target price at $125 in the report published on April 09th of the current year.
APH Trading at -4.49% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought APH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.51% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.49%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.70%, as shares sank -4.95% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.20% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, APH fell by -0.31%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +54.37% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $66.96. In addition, Amphenol Corp. saw 29.33% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at APH starting from WALTER LUC, who sale 70,000 shares at the price of $135.68 back on May 23 ’24. After this action, WALTER LUC now owns 223,895 shares of Amphenol Corp., valued at $9,497,334 using the latest closing price.
WALTER LUC, the President, HES Division of Amphenol Corp., sale 115,000 shares at $135.14 during a trade that took place back on May 22 ’24, which means that WALTER LUC is holding 198,640 shares at $15,540,801 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for APH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Amphenol Corp. stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.19. Equity return is now at value 25.49, with 12.43 for asset returns.
Based on Amphenol Corp. (APH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.38 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.5. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.61. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 55.59.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.03 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.69for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.72. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.02.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Amphenol Corp. (APH) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
