Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC Sells 1,200 Shares of Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC trimmed its stake in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 36.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,119 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,200 shares during the period. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $504,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Activest Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 6,350.0% during the 1st quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 129 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the period. RMG Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Analog Devices during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Analog Devices during the first quarter valued at about $33,000. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Analog Devices in the first quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Nova Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Analog Devices in the first quarter worth about $42,000. Institutional investors own 86.81% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on ADI shares. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on Analog Devices in a report on Tuesday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $300.00 target price on the stock. Benchmark boosted their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price target on Analog Devices from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $277.89.

Analog Devices Stock Down 1.9%

NASDAQ:ADI opened at $228.48 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $112.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.09. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 12-month low of $158.65 and a 12-month high of $258.13. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $241.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $232.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The semiconductor company reported $2.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.10. Analog Devices had a net margin of 18.85% and a return on equity of 10.32%. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.76 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.58 EPS. Analog Devices’s quarterly revenue was up 24.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analog Devices has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.120-2.320 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current year.

Analog Devices Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.99 per share. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 101.02%.

Insider Activity

In other Analog Devices news, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.21, for a total value of $719,406.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 142,571 shares in the company, valued at $32,821,269.91. This represents a 2.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 2,490 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.03, for a total value of $617,594.70. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 13,549 shares in the company, valued at $3,360,558.47. This trade represents a 15.52% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 62,240 shares of company stock valued at $15,301,891. Company insiders own 0.33% of the company’s stock.

Analog Devices Profile

Analog Devices, Inc designs, manufactures, tests, and markets integrated circuits (ICs), software, and subsystems products in the United States, rest of North and South America, Europe, Japan, China, and rest of Asia. The company provides data converter products, which translate real-world analog signals into digital data, as well as translates digital data into analog signals; power management and reference products for power conversion, driver monitoring, sequencing, and energy management applications in the automotive, communications, industrial, and consumer markets; and power ICs that include performance, integration, and software design simulation tools for accurate power supply designs.