Jin Zhao Sells 525 Shares of Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) Stock

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD) insider Jin Zhao sold 525 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.19, for a total value of $31,074.75. Following the sale, the insider owned 49,980 shares in the company, valued at $2,958,316.20. The trade was a 1.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Diodes Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:DIOD opened at $59.71 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $53.54 and its 200 day moving average price is $52.50. The company has a market cap of $2.77 billion, a PE ratio of 43.27 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a quick ratio of 2.09, a current ratio of 3.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Diodes Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $32.93 and a fifty-two week high of $61.50.

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.01). Diodes had a return on equity of 2.81% and a net margin of 4.49%.The business had revenue of $392.17 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $392.17 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.43 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Diodes Incorporated will post 1.82 earnings per share for the current year.

More Diodes News

Here are the key news stories impacting Diodes this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New isolation product broadens power/isolation portfolio and supports industrial & automotive design‑win potential. Diodes launches API772x RobustISO isolation devices
• Positive Sentiment: Launch of a 2.5Gbps MIPI D‑PHY ReDriver targets automotive ADAS sensor links — a higher‑value, growing end market that could boost revenue mix and margins if design wins follow. Diodes launches 2.5Gbps MIPI D‑PHY ReDriver for automotive ADAS systems
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage is mixed with a consensus target (~$55.33) below recent levels — frames expectations but unlikely to trigger a major re‑rating absent new guidance. MarketBeat DIOD analyst coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent fundamentals: last quarter revenue rose ~12% YoY and matched estimates, EPS missed by $0.01; valuation is elevated (P/E ~43), so the stock is sensitive to execution and margin progress. DIOD company summary
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling on Feb 2–3: CEO Gary Yu (2,900 shares), CFO Brett Whitmire (830), SVP Emily Yang (950) and Jin Zhao (525) sold at roughly ~$60.85/$59.19 — sales are modest as a % of holdings but can be perceived as a near‑term negative signal. Insider sale filing (example) Jin Zhao sells 525 shares

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diodes

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Diodes by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 8,932 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $441,000 after purchasing an additional 274 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its position in shares of Diodes by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 8,248 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $407,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Diodes by 14.5% during the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 419,648 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $20,707,000 after purchasing an additional 53,039 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in Diodes by 147.7% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 914 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 545 shares during the period. Finally, Connable Office Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Diodes in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $262,000. Institutional investors own 99.23% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on DIOD. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Diodes from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Diodes from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Truist Financial upped their target price on Diodes from $51.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Diodes from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $55.33.

About Diodes

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ: DIOD) is a global manufacturer and supplier of high‐performance discrete, logic, analog and mixed‐signal semiconductor products. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, the company designs and develops a broad range of discrete components, standard logic functions, power management circuits, interface products and array products. Its portfolio includes rectifiers, MOSFETs, general‐purpose diodes, voltage regulators, comparators, buffers and other building blocks for electronic systems.

Diodes Incorporated serves a variety of end markets such as automotive, computing, communications, consumer electronics, industrial and lighting.