Phoenix Wealth Advisors lowered its stake in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI – Free Report) by 2.6% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 10,608 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 282 shares during the period. Analog Devices accounts for about 1.1% of Phoenix Wealth Advisors’ holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest position. Phoenix Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Analog Devices were worth $2,525,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ADI. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Analog Devices by 0.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 49,465,370 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $9,975,681,000 after purchasing an additional 359,841 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 11,687,660 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,770,448,000 after buying an additional 633,425 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in Analog Devices by 26.7% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 11,425,084 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,304,098,000 after acquiring an additional 2,407,460 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Analog Devices by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,935,224 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $793,616,000 after purchasing an additional 12,666 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its position in Analog Devices by 29.2% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 3,892,848 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $785,071,000 after buying an additional 880,636 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.81% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of analysts have recently issued reports on ADI shares. Benchmark boosted their price objective on Analog Devices from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Weiss Ratings cut Analog Devices from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Analog Devices from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Finally, BNP Paribas assumed coverage on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $300.00 price objective for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $277.89.
Analog Devices Trading Down 1.6%
NASDAQ ADI opened at $237.53 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.32, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $240.79 and a 200-day moving average of $233.04. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 12 month low of $158.65 and a 12 month high of $258.13. The company has a market cap of $116.85 billion, a PE ratio of 60.59, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.09.
Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The semiconductor company reported $2.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.10. Analog Devices had a net margin of 18.85% and a return on equity of 10.32%. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.76 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.58 EPS. Analog Devices’s revenue was up 24.6% on a year-over-year basis. Analog Devices has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.120-2.320 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analog Devices Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.99 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Analog Devices’s payout ratio is presently 101.02%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Analog Devices news, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.21, for a total transaction of $719,406.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 142,571 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,821,269.91. This trade represents a 2.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Edward H. Frank sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $242.74, for a total transaction of $242,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 5,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,242,343.32. This represents a 16.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 62,240 shares of company stock worth $15,301,891 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.33% of the company’s stock.
Analog Devices 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.
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