PFG Advisors Acquires 1,707 Shares of Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

PFG Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 21,727 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,707 shares during the period. PFG Advisors’ holdings in Analog Devices were worth $5,338,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ADI. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new stake in Analog Devices in the second quarter worth $25,000. Clayton Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Analog Devices during the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Analog Devices in the third quarter worth about $32,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA lifted its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 92.9% in the 3rd quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 135 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Valley Wealth Managers Inc. purchased a new stake in Analog Devices during the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.81% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $301.46, for a total value of $150,730.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 12,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,831,556.60. This represents a 3.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Michael Sondel sold 4,199 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.02, for a total transaction of $1,515,922.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 14,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,321,434.80. The trade was a 22.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 57,743 shares of company stock worth $16,836,340. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. KeyCorp lifted their price target on Analog Devices from $375.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $270.00 price objective on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Robert W. Baird set a $365.00 target price on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Thursday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $300.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 price target (up from $350.00) on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $366.96.

Analog Devices Stock Up 1.2%

ADI stock opened at $319.48 on Tuesday. Analog Devices, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $158.65 and a fifty-two week high of $363.20. The company has a market capitalization of $155.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.00. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $317.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $273.85. 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 (NASDAQ:ADI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $2.46 EPS 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 company had revenue of $3.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.63 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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, analysts forecast that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analog Devices Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $1.10 per share. This is an increase from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 3rd. Analog Devices’s payout ratio is 80.44%.

Analog Devices 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.