Citizens & Northern Corp Has $2.52 Million Stake in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Citizens & Northern Corp grew its position in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 30.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 9,288 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 2,172 shares during the quarter. Citizens & Northern Corp’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $2,519,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 9.9% during the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 390 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $106,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Albion Financial Group UT lifted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 41.4% during the 4th quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 123 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO lifted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO now owns 8,369 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,270,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,088 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $295,000 after buying an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc now owns 1,372 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $372,000 after buying an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. 86.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analog Devices Stock Up 5.9%

Shares of ADI stock opened at $403.88 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $336.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $292.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.76. Analog Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $186.73 and a twelve month high of $408.37. The company has a market capitalization of $197.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.84, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.05.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $2.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.15. Analog Devices had a return on equity of 12.49% and a net margin of 23.02%.The business had revenue of $3.16 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.10 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.63 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 30.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analog Devices has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.730-3.030 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 11.38 EPS for the current year.

Analog Devices Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 3rd were paid a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 3rd. This is a positive change from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 80.44%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ADI. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Analog Devices from $250.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on Analog Devices from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $410.00 price target on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Analog Devices from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Analog Devices from $320.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $370.69.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Analog Devices news, CAO Michael Sondel sold 4,199 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.02, for a total value of $1,515,922.98. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 14,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,321,434.80. The trade was a 22.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $317.30, for a total value of $991,562.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 123,821 shares in the company, valued at approximately $39,288,403.30. This represents a 2.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 27,324 shares of company stock valued at $8,758,085 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Analog Devices Company Profile

Analog Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: ADI) is a multinational semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing integrated circuits. Founded in 1965 by Ray Stata and Matthew Lorber, the company has grown into a leading supplier of components that convert, condition and process real-world signals for electronic systems. Analog Devices is headquartered in Massachusetts and serves customers around the world across multiple end markets.

The company’s product lineup includes data converters (ADCs and DACs), amplifiers, power management ICs, radio-frequency (RF) and microwave components, sensors and MEMS devices, signal chain and isolation products, timing and clocking solutions, and embedded processors and software for system-level design.