Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI Stock Holdings Increased by PFG Advisors

PFG Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 21.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 20,020 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,499 shares during the period. PFG Advisors’ holdings in Analog Devices were worth $4,765,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Activest Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 6,350.0% during the 1st quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 129 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. RMG Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Analog Devices during the second quarter valued at $26,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Analog Devices in the first quarter valued at about $33,000. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new position in Analog Devices in the first quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Nova Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in Analog Devices in the 1st quarter worth about $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.81% of the company’s stock.

Analog Devices Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ADI opened at $228.48 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $112.40 billion, a PE ratio of 58.29, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.09. 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 1 year low of $158.65 and a 1 year high of $258.13. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $241.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $232.08.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The semiconductor company reported $2.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.95 by $0.10. The company 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%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 24.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.58 earnings per share. Analog Devices has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.120-2.320 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 EPS for the current year.

Analog Devices Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on ADI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Analog Devices from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Analog Devices from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $248.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Analog Devices from $273.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $277.89.

Insider Buying and Selling at Analog Devices

In other Analog Devices news, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.21, for a total value of $719,406.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 142,571 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,821,269.91. This represents a 2.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Edward H. Frank sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $242.74, for a total value of $242,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 5,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,242,343.32. This represents a 16.35% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 62,240 shares of company stock valued at $15,301,891 in 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.