What Happened?
Shares of electrical connector manufacturer Amphenol (NYSE:APH) jumped 12.1% in the morning session after the company reported impressive first-quarter 2025 results, which blew past analysts' revenue and EPS expectations. Sales jumped 48% year on year on a reported basis, and every business unit contributed, with the Communications Solutions segment doubling sales. Looking ahead, its EPS guidance for next quarter outperformed Wall Street's estimates by a wide margin. Zooming out, we think this quarter featured some important positives.
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What The Market Is Telling Us
Amphenol’s shares are somewhat volatile and have had 10 moves greater than 5% over the last year. But moves this big are rare even for Amphenol and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.
Amphenol is up 4.8% since the beginning of the year, and at $72.34 per share, it is trading close to its 52-week high of $78.55 from January 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Amphenol’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $3,446.
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