On August 22, Amphenol rose 3.12% in regular trading, trading at $158.025/share, with turnover of $590 million.

On the news front, the company previously reported Q2 adjusted earnings of $1.35 per diluted share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.18 by 14.4%, representing a 66.67% year-over-year increase. Revenue came in at $8.76 billion, surpassing the $8.26 billion estimate and up from $5.65 billion a year earlier. Q3 guidance was also set well above expectations, with adjusted EPS projected at $1.40-$1.42 versus the $1.27 consensus, and revenue of $9.3-$9.4 billion versus the $8.67 billion estimate.

Following the earnings release, both Truist and JPMorgan raised their price targets on Amphenol to $215, maintaining Buy and Overweight ratings respectively. The broader optical communications sector has strengthened recently, driven by expectations of widening InP supply gaps and valuation recovery. As a leader in AI connectors with dual exposure to copper and fiber optic interconnect markets, Amphenol continues to attract market attention.

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