Accelerate Investment Advisors LLC Lowers Position in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Accelerate Investment Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 17.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 958 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 197 shares during the period. Accelerate Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $228,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ADI. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Analog Devices by 39.5% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,867 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $397,000 after buying an additional 529 shares in the last quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Analog Devices during the fourth quarter valued at about $333,000. Man Group plc raised its position in Analog Devices by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Man Group plc now owns 7,972 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,694,000 after purchasing an additional 601 shares in the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG purchased a new stake in Analog Devices during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,619,000. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in Analog Devices by 18.6% during the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,529,223 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $537,358,000 after purchasing an additional 395,969 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.81% of the company’s stock.

Analog Devices Stock Down 1.2%

ADI opened at $245.21 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $120.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.08. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $238.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $220.39. The company has a current ratio of 2.32, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 12 month low of $158.65 and a 12 month high of $258.13.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The semiconductor company reported $2.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.76 billion. Analog Devices had a return on equity of 10.32% and a net margin of 18.85%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 24.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.58 earnings per share. Analog Devices has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.120-2.320 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 EPS for the current year.

Analog Devices Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be paid a $0.99 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 101.02%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on ADI shares. Benchmark raised their price target on Analog Devices from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Zacks Research upgraded Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Analog Devices from $248.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Analog Devices from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Analog Devices from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $273.53.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Martin Cotter sold 12,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.25, for a total value of $3,078,125.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 63,048 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,525,570. This trade represents a 16.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Vincent Roche sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.29, for a total value of $5,085,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 23,515 shares in the company, valued at $5,979,629.35. The trade was a 45.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 38,115 shares of company stock valued at $9,529,113 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.33% of the company’s stock.

Analog Devices Company Profile

Analog Devices, Inc designs, manufactures, tests, and markets integrated circuits (ICs), software, and subsystems products in the United States, rest of North and South America, Europe, Japan, China, and rest of Asia. The company provides data converter products, which translate real-world analog signals into digital data, as well as translates digital data into analog signals; power management and reference products for power conversion, driver monitoring, sequencing, and energy management applications in the automotive, communications, industrial, and consumer markets; and power ICs that include performance, integration, and software design simulation tools for accurate power supply designs.