At the last check on Friday, Amphenol Corporation’s (NYSE:APH) stock was down -$0.06, moving down -0.07 percent to $88.32. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 1,338,075 shares. 5 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $2.21 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 1,705,454, while in the previous 50 days, it was 2,155,938.
Since last month, APH stock retreated -0.19%. Shares of the company fell to $84.43 on 08/18/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $90.28 was reached on 07/27/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $65.21. Since the beginning of this year, APH’s stock price has risen by 15.99% or $12.37, and marked a new high 16 times. However, the stock has declined by -2.18% since its 52-week high.
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APH stock investors should be aware that Amphenol Corporation (APH) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 1 day ago on Aug 31. Gavelle Jean-Luc, the President, ISS Division of the company, disposed of 176,186 shares for $88.24 on Aug 31. It resulted in a $15,547,023 divestment by the insider. Doherty William J sold 50,000 shares at an average price of $88.57 on Aug 31. The insider now owns 0 shares following the transaction. On Jul 28, President & CEO NORWITT RICHARD ADAM sold 650,000 shares at $87.43 apiece. The transaction was valued at $56,831,710.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Amphenol Corporation (APH) has a P/E ratio of about 28.73. The stock’s beta is 1.25. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 4.16, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 6.99, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 26.88 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.21 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.21.
Financial Health
In the three months ended June 29, Amphenol Corporation’s quick ratio stood at 1.60, while its current ratio was 2.30, showing that the company is able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 was 0.53, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.57. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 32.10% percent. In the year ended June 29, EBITDA margin amounted to 23.77%, whereas operating margins totaled 20.40%. Based on annual data, APH earned $4.03 billion in gross profit and brought in $12.62 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 17.60%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 26.80%.
In Amphenol Corporation’s quarter-end financial report for June 29, it reported total debt of $3.97 billion. According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. APH’s revenue fell -2.71% to $2.97 billion during the quarter, while net income inched up to $3.05 billion. While analysts expected Amphenol Corporation to report $0.68 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.72 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 5.90%. During the quarter, the company generated $714.0 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of Amphenol Corporation were 7.67 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended June 29, and its total debt was $4.32 billion. The value of shareholders’ equity is $596.45 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Amphenol Corporation’s (APH) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 9.18%, the RSI 9-day stood at 67.24% on 31 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Amphenol Corporation price is up by +2.56% percent or $2.21. At present, APH shares trade +1.39% above its 20-day simple moving average and +13.18% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +9.20% above its SMA50 and +12.51% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 91.08% and Stochastic coefficient D was 82.54%, while ATR was 1.09. Given the Stochastic reading of 88.50% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 62.48%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 1.31, while the 14-day reading stands at 1.79.
