Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) Research Coverage Started at BNP Paribas Exane

BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on shares of Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) in a research report report published on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat reports. The firm issued an outperform rating and a $300.00 price objective on the semiconductor company’s stock.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $185.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Seaport Res Ptn raised Analog Devices from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Analog Devices from $273.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Benchmark boosted their target price on Analog Devices from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $277.89.

Analog Devices Stock Down 1.3%

ADI stock opened at $232.88 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 2.32 and a quick ratio of 1.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $114.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.09. Analog Devices has a 52-week low of $158.65 and a 52-week high of $258.13. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $242.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $231.33.

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

Analog Devices Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a $0.99 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio is currently 101.02%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Analog Devices

In other Analog Devices news, SVP Martin Cotter sold 12,500 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.25, for a total transaction of $3,078,125.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 63,048 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,525,570. The trade was a 16.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 2,490 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.03, for a total transaction of $617,594.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 13,549 shares in the company, valued at $3,360,558.47. The trade was a 15.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 62,240 shares of company stock worth $15,301,891. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Analog Devices

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Analog Devices by 39.5% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,867 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $397,000 after acquiring an additional 529 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 7,211 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,454,000 after purchasing an additional 743 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Analog Devices by 1.0% in the first quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 19,953 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,024,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. Callan Capital LLC raised its stake in Analog Devices by 13.2% in the first quarter. Callan Capital LLC now owns 2,690 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $542,000 after purchasing an additional 313 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Counselors Inc. lifted its position in Analog Devices by 41.5% during the first quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. now owns 3,206 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $647,000 after purchasing an additional 941 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.81% 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.