14 Best S&P 500 Stocks to Buy Now According to Analysts

8. Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH)

Upside Potential as of June 14: 20.29% 

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) is a leading supplier of high-performance interconnect systems, sensors, and antennas for a broad range of industrial applications.

On June 8, Barclays raised its price target on Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) from $180 to $198, while maintaining an ‘Overweight’ rating on the shares. The revised target reflects an upside of almost 29% from the current price level, and comes after the analyst firm boosted the company’s estimates, driven by the increased confidence in its AI-related growth opportunities.

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) exceeded Wall Street estimates in its Q1 report in April. The company closed the quarter with record sales and adjusted diluted EPS, both exceeding the high end of our guidance, driven by the strong organic growth in most of its end markets.

Amphenol is expecting its Q2 sales to range from $8.1 billion to $8.2 billion, beating the analysts’ estimates of $7.7 billion. Similarly, the company is forecasting to earn between $1.14 and $1.16 per share on an adjusted basis, topping the $1.05 that analysts had expected.

Baron Capital, an investment management company, stated the following regarding Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) in its Q1 2026 investor letter:

“We took advantage of price volatility to add to our position in Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH), a leading provider of high-technology interconnect, sensor, and antenna solutions to a broad range of end markets. Amphenol is benefiting from the AI data center buildout as the leading supplier of high-speed copper interconnects. Its IT datacom segment has been growing rapidly (now around $10 billion revenue run rate), and the recent $10.5 billion CommScope CCS acquisition (closed January 2026) adds fiber optic capabilities, making Amphenol a total solution provider for data center connectivity.”