Amphenol gains after upbeat forecasts

** Electronic gear maker Amphenol APH.N rises 6.8% to $83.5 premarket

** Co forecasts FY26 adj. EPS of $2.82 to $2.84, and revenue between $36.9 bln to 37.1 bln both above analysts' estimates of $2.70 and $35.7 bln, respectively, per data compiled by LSEG

** Also expects Q4 adj. EPS and Q4 revenue both above analyst consensus

** Co posts Q3 sales and adj. EPS of $10.23 bln and 8 cents, respectively, both beating analyst estimates

** Upbeat results driven by strong organic growth, especially IT datacom market and contributions from co's acquisitions

** 19 of 21 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher and two "hold"; median PT is $104 - LSEG-compiled data

** As of last close, stock up 15.8% YTD