Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Increases Holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund increased its position in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADIFree Report) by 62.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 125,086 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 48,000 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $39,795,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ADI. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Analog Devices during the fourth quarter worth $2,215,516,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Analog Devices by 42.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 9,715,095 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,634,734,000 after purchasing an additional 2,912,666 shares during the last quarter. Amundi increased its position in shares of Analog Devices by 44.8% in the third quarter. Amundi now owns 6,215,129 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,507,740,000 after buying an additional 1,922,302 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Analog Devices by 29.2% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 4,829,931 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,186,714,000 after buying an additional 1,091,004 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 3,456.2% during 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. 86.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Vincent Roche sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $415.13, for a total value of $12,453,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 137,538 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $57,096,149.94. The trade was a 17.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Karen Golz sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $411.95, for a total transaction of $411,950.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 12,019 shares in the company, valued at $4,951,227.05. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 91,442 shares of company stock valued at $37,241,554. 0.36% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Analog Devices from $450.00 to $498.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $410.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Fundamental Research set a $550.00 price target on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Monday. Finally, Arete Research upgraded shares of Analog Devices from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $389.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $439.79.

Read Our Latest Report on ADI

Analog Devices Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:ADI opened at $377.16 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company has a market capitalization of $183.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.18. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 52-week low of $218.37 and a 52-week high of $445.91. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $409.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $349.05.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADIGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The semiconductor company reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.89 by $0.20. Analog Devices had a return on equity of 14.37% and a net margin of 26.01%.The firm had revenue of $3.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.51 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.85 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 37.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analog Devices has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.150-3.450 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 12.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analog Devices Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 2nd were issued a dividend of $1.10 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 2nd. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Analog Devices’s payout ratio is 65.38%.

About Analog Devices

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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.

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