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We recently reiterated our Neutral recommendation on Amphenol Corporation (APH), which designs, manufactures and markets electronic and fiber optic connectors, interconnect systems and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. Amphenol is successfully translating improvement in end-market demand, new product rollouts, and market share gains into top-line growth. The majority of end-markets are poised to grow with signs [...]

We recently reiterated our Neutral recommendation on Amphenol Corporation (APH). Amphenol’s top-line growth is benefiting from improved end-market demand, new product rollouts and market share gains. Amphenol is encouraged by a significant improvement in global demand over the last few quarters and is optimistic about the accelerating proliferation of new electronics in all its end-markets. Most of [...]

Today’s tickers: APH, CAVM, PCX & RVBD APH - Amphenol Corp. – Call options on the manufacturer of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, interconnect systems and coaxial and specialty cable are in high demand this afternoon with shares trading up 3.2% to reach an all-time high of $57.10 by 12:25pm. Investors expecting Amphenol’s shares to continue to [...]

AboveNet, Inc. (NYSE:ABVT) surged by 1.42% to close at $58.46 with overall traded volume of 87,300 shares in the last trading day. The current market price is 0.01% less than its last 50 days simple moving average. The company maintains strong short term liquidity position with current ratio of 2.10 times till it’s last trading [...]

Amphenol (NYSE: APH) reported 3Q'10 September revenue/EPS of $948.5m/$0.73 (excluding a $0.05/share net benefit relating to settlement of tax positions & prior year audits) which was meaningfully above street estimates of $893/$0.68. The company guided EPS in the range $0.71 - $0.73, which is also above consensus at $0.71. Citi rigorously believes investors are underestimating the potential benefit of accelerating mil/aero orders in both commercial (Airbus and Boeing) and military (joint...

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) reported today third quarter 2010 diluted earnings per share of $.78 compared to $.47 per share for the comparable 2009 period. Such per share amount for the 2010 quarter includes an $8 million, or $.05 per share, net benefit relating to a reduction in tax expense due primarily to the favorable settlement of certain international tax positions and the completion of prior year audits. Excluding this effect, diluted earnings per share was $.73. Sales for the...

In Citigroup's 2010 Supply Chain Playbook and 3Q Preview, the company said that it does not expect any of the listed companies – which includes Tyco Electronics Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) and Flextronics International Ltd. (NASDAQ: FLEX) – to miss their EPS expectations. Citigroup does, however, expect two companies to beat their expectations: Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) and Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT). “At current levels, the S&P Industrials are trading at 14.2x FTM EPS estimates,”...

Shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) are lower on the session by 0.21%, currently trading at $47.33. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past few weeks, though is now nearing resistance at $47.50. A break above that level would be significantly bullish. Options traders don't see the stock breaking out though. Just a short while ago the October $45.00 put was purchased 2,000 times, on the offer; open interest on the strike is only 1,722 contracts. This indicates new...

Amphenol Corp. (APH) reported sales of $771.0 million in the first quarter of 2010, up 17% from a year ago. Currency translation effect positively impacted sales by approximately 2% or $15 million in the first quarter of 2010, compared to the year-ago quarter. Based in Connecticut , Amphenol designs, manufactures, and markets electronic and fiber optic [...]

Amphenol's (APH) EPS estimates have been edging higher in the last week. Analysts estimate that APH will grow its 2010 EPS by 20.2% to $2.22 and 2011 EPS by 15.0% to $2.56. Company Description Amphenol is one of the largest manufacturers of interconnect products in the world. The company designs, manufactures and markets electrical, electronic and fiber optic [...]

Earlier, Amphenol Corporation (APH) reported sales of $758.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2009, roughly flat on a year-over-year basis but up 6% sequentially. The unfavorable movements in foreign currency exchange rates adversely impacted the top-line by approximately 2% in the fourth quarter. The sequential growth was driven by strong demand in almost all markets [...]

Amphenol Corporation (APH) yesterday reported sales of $716.6 million in the third quarter of 2009, down 17% from a year ago but up 5% sequentially, which surpassed management’s guidance range of $670 million – $685 million. The sequential growth in revenues was attributed to solid demand in the information technology and data communications equipment, mobile devices [...]

Amphenol Corporation (APH) is scheduled to release its fiscal Q3 results on October 15. The company stated that though the economic environment remains uncertain, there was a stabilization of demand in most markets. We remain optimistic about Amphenol's long-term growth prospects in the mobile devices business. Demand for mobile phones remains strong. Beyond mobile phones, the [...]

I was just informed by Elliott Wave International that one of (edited by APH) the latest Elliott Wave Theorist[s] by Robert Prechter is online free to all. If interested (and you are) look for this box in the right margin, under my profile, and click it: * Edits inserted by me an hour after original post, as I mistakenly assumed it was Prechter's latest newsletter, the one that said it was time to get short again, the most important issue of his in years and the one they should be giving...

In early January, I wrote a negative article on Amphenol (APH) (44.96, $7.9 billion market cap, S&P 500 member). In a case of a Bear Market making every short look genius, the stock promptly sold off, almost hitting my year-end...

In the parlance of Malcolm Gladwell, Amphenol Corp (NYSE: APH) is a connector. Well, at least they sell them. Amphenol sells the mini data highways that connect all sorts of high tech equipmentein the communications, industrial, automotive, aerospace and military industries. Don't think long connections or cables, though, Amphenol's connectors are largely interconnects used to create connections between circuit boards and other parts within devices like wireless handsets, cable set-top...