The stock price of Amphenol Corp (NYSE: APH) has dropped by -3.53 compared to previous close of 70.20. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -3.40% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-01-02 that The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ended 2024 on a sour note, losing 2.41% in December and finishing the year up 24.89%. The Top 15 dividend growth stocks for January 2025 offer an average dividend yield of 1.21% and appear to be about 27% undervalued based on dividend yield theory. Since its inception in September 2020, the watch list has achieved a 10.33% compound annual growth rate.
Is It Worth Investing in Amphenol Corp (NYSE: APH) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Amphenol Corp (NYSE: APH) is 38.86x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for APH is 1.24. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for APH is 1.20B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.16% of that float. On January 13, 2025, APH’s average trading volume was 6.55M shares.
APH’s Market Performance
The stock of Amphenol Corp (APH) has seen a -3.40% decrease in the past week, with a -6.73% drop in the past month, and a 4.89% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.83%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.10% for APH. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.81% for APH’s stock, with a 2.52% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of APH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for APH stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for APH by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for APH in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $71 based on the research report published on September 04, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Vertical Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see APH reach a price target of $65. The rating they have provided for APH stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on July 23rd, 2024.
Seaport Research Partners gave a rating of “Buy” to APH, setting the target price at $150 in the report published on May 20th of the previous year.
APH Trading at -5.55% 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 -10.64% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.10%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.83%, as shares sank -7.47% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.22% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, APH fell by -2.94%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +20.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $71.16. In addition, Amphenol Corp saw -2.49% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at APH starting from Straub Peter, who sale 132,000 shares at the price of $74.12 back on Nov 08 ’24. After this action, Straub Peter now owns 0 shares of Amphenol Corp, valued at $9,783,272 using the latest closing price.
PETER JOHN STRAUB, the Officer of Amphenol Corp, proposed sale 132,000 shares at $74.12 during a trade that took place back on Nov 08 ’24, which means that PETER JOHN STRAUB is holding shares at $9,783,272 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 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.19. Equity return is now at value 25.33, with 12.41 for asset returns.
Based on Amphenol Corp (APH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.37 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.51. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.58. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 16.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.0 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.12. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.0. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.55for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.73. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.99.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Amphenol Corp (APH) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
