After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Amphenol Announces First Quarter 2024 Dividend.
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The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Electronic Components industry segment. The current market capitalization of Amphenol Corp. is $64.84B. A total of 2.56 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.66M shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, APH has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 25 BUYs and 16 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 1,893,125 shares during that period but sold 1,793,495.
In the most recent transaction, Lampo Craig A sold 100,000 shares of APH for 104.67 per share on Feb 08. After the transaction, the SR VP & CFO now owns 147,045 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 08, D’AMICO LANCE E sold 15,000 shares at 104.75 per share. APH shares that Sr. VP, Secretary & GenCounsel owns now total 25,700.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Doherty William J disposed of 170,000 shares on Feb 02 at a per-share price of $103.50. This resulted in the President, CS Division holding 0 shares of APH after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Silverman David M sold 75,000 shares at $89.51 per share on Nov 16. Company shares held by the Senior VP, Human Resources now total 7,000.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Amphenol Corp. pays an annual dividend of $0.85, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.79%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 34.80. APH’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/18/2024 when it declared a $0.22 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/10/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/10/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 12/18/2023. The APH stock dividend was $0.22 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for APH in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $110.96 with high estimates of $121.00 and low estimates of $90.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, APH has a high of $107.69 and a low of $72.00.
As of this writing, APH has an earnings estimate of $0.73 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 12 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.77 per share and a lower estimate of $0.72. The company reported an EPS of $0.78 in the last quarter, which was 5.40% higher than expectations of $0.74.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. APH’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.24B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $4.80B in debt and $2.45B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $13.94, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.38B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for APH is Buy with a score of 4.64.
