Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI Shares Bought by PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators

PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators grew its position in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 6.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 80,274 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,197 shares during the period. PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators’ holdings in Analog Devices were worth $31,845,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Analog Devices in the second quarter valued at $18,610,868,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 5.2% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,216,699 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,250,341,000 after buying an additional 501,604 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in Analog Devices by 24.7% during the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 8,422,883 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,345,316,000 after acquiring an additional 1,670,957 shares in the last quarter. Amundi lifted its stake in Analog Devices by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 5,044,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,604,771,000 after acquiring an additional 254,632 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in Analog Devices during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,525,167,000. 86.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analog Devices Stock Up 0.1%

Analog Devices stock opened at $409.29 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $198.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.55, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Analog Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $224.25 and a twelve month high of $445.91. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $393.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $375.40.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 19th. The semiconductor company reported $3.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.34 by $0.11. Analog Devices had a return on equity of 16.39% and a net margin of 29.79%. The firm had revenue of $4.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.92 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.05 earnings per share. Analog Devices’s revenue was up 39.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analog Devices has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.710-4.010 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 12.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analog Devices Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were given a $1.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 52.19%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $425.46, for a total value of $4,254,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 125,670 shares in the company, valued at approximately $53,467,558.20. This trade represents a 7.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Katsufumi Nakamura sold 1,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $415.02, for a total value of $498,024.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 14,849 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,162,631.98. This represents a 7.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 52,436 shares of company stock worth $20,681,906 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on ADI shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Analog Devices from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Arete Research boosted their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $487.00 to $490.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Analog Devices from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $510.00 price target (up from $400.00) on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Analog Devices from $515.00 to $500.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $460.55.

Analog Devices Company Profile

Analog Devices, Inc. designs and manufactures semiconductor products that help customers sense, measure, interpret and process real-world signals. Its offerings include analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, power management products, radio-frequency technology, sensors and digital signal processing solutions. The company’s products are used in industrial automation, automotive systems, communications infrastructure, healthcare equipment, consumer devices and aerospace and defense applications.