Profund Advisors LLC Raises Stake in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Profund Advisors LLC increased its stake in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 5.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 72,065 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 3,437 shares during the period. Analog Devices comprises 0.6% of Profund Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Profund Advisors LLC’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $19,544,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ADI. Amundi boosted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 44.8% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 6,215,129 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,507,740,000 after buying an additional 1,922,302 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 29.2% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 4,829,931 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,186,714,000 after buying an additional 1,091,004 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 3,456.2% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,059,726 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $287,398,000 after buying an additional 1,029,927 shares during the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 47.5% in the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 1,802,338 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $428,992,000 after buying an additional 580,546 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 10.1% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 5,886,294 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,446,262,000 after buying an additional 541,760 shares during the last quarter. 86.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Analog Devices

Here are the key news stories impacting Analog Devices this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investors are looking ahead to Analog Devices’ upcoming quarterly results, with articles highlighting expected strength in AI data center demand, robotics, and optical networking as potential drivers for another solid report. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Reuters and other reports said Analog Devices is in advanced talks to buy Empower Semiconductor for about $1.5 billion, a move that could strengthen ADI’s power-management lineup for AI processors and data-center infrastructure. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Stifel noted that Analog Devices is benefiting from broader analog-chip tailwinds ahead of earnings, reinforcing the view that fundamentals in the sector remain constructive. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several market preview pieces framed ADI as a stock near its highs and discussed whether it remains a buy before earnings, which suggests investor interest is elevated but does not add a clear new catalyst. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Video and commentary on the industrial semiconductor outlook described ADI as an important infrastructure name, but also pointed to near-term industry challenges, making the takeaway mixed rather than decisive. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: There were also broad market headlines about softer oil and lower futures, which could weigh on sentiment for cyclical chip names, though this is not specific to Analog Devices. Article Title

Analog Devices Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ADI opened at $418.58 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $355.22 and a 200 day moving average of $311.74. The stock has a market cap of $204.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.52, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.19. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 12 month low of $206.00 and a 12 month high of $435.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $2.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $3.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. Analog Devices had a net margin of 23.02% and a return on equity of 12.49%. Analog Devices’s revenue was up 30.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.63 EPS. Analog Devices has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.730-3.030 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 11.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on ADI shares. Robert W. Baird set a $365.00 price objective on Analog Devices in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Analog Devices from $375.00 to $430.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings cut Analog Devices from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Analog Devices from $410.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Analog Devices from $300.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Analog Devices currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $381.27.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $397.91, for a total transaction of $3,979,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 187,538 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $74,623,245.58. This represents a 5.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Michael Sondel sold 4,199 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 14,740 shares in the company, valued at $5,321,434.80. This trade represents a 22.17% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 24,199 shares of company stock worth $8,676,423 in the last ninety days. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.