KBC Group NV reduced its holdings in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI – Free Report) by 16.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 158,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 30,632 shares during the quarter. KBC Group NV’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $42,908,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ADI. Amundi lifted its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 44.8% during the 3rd 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 holdings in Analog Devices by 29.2% during 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 acquiring an additional 1,091,004 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in Analog Devices by 684.6% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 862,314 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $211,871,000 after acquiring an additional 752,411 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Analog Devices by 47.5% during the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 1,802,338 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $428,992,000 after acquiring an additional 580,546 shares during the period. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in Analog Devices by 10.1% during 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 acquiring an additional 541,760 shares during the period. 86.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Transactions at Analog Devices
In other news, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $317.30, for a total value of $991,562.50. Following the transaction, the director owned 123,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $39,288,403.30. This represents a 2.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.92, for a total transaction of $3,069,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 155,688 shares in the company, valued at $47,783,760.96. The trade was a 6.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 27,324 shares of company stock valued at $8,758,085 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
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Key Analog Devices News
Here are the key news stories impacting Analog Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on ADI to $425, a clear analyst signal that can drive buying interest and support the stock’s rally. Bank of America Increases Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) Price Target to $425.00
- Positive Sentiment: Zacks added ADI to several April 15th lists (Strong Buy / momentum / income), highlighting consensus bullishness from momentum-focused analysts that can attract flows from retail and model-driven funds. New Strong Buy Stocks for April 15th
- Positive Sentiment: Industry commentary points to durable demand for analog/mixed-signal chips from auto, industrial and AI markets — structural drivers that favor ADI’s product mix and longer-term revenue visibility. Magnachip, Analog Devices, MACOM Are Analog-Mixed Signal Gems
- Positive Sentiment: Long-term performance write-ups are drawing investor attention to ADI’s multi-year returns, reinforcing buy-and-hold narratives for growth-plus-income shareholders. If You Invested $1000 in Analog Devices a Decade Ago, This is How Much It’d Be Worth Now
- Neutral Sentiment: Semiconductor-equipment peers (e.g., ASML) reported strong results, which underscores healthy capex and chip demand across the ecosystem — a positive backdrop but not a direct ADI catalyst. ASML Holding Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y
- Neutral Sentiment: Zacks also ran a short piece noting ADI “beat the market upswing,” which reflects the stock’s momentum but offers little new fundamental information. Analog Devices (ADI) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to Know
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation and positioning risk: ADI’s multiple is elevated (PE in the mid-60s) after the run, which could limit near-term upside if growth expectations slip or broader momentum fades. (Company fundamentals and valuation metrics from recent reports.)
Analog Devices Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:ADI opened at $353.80 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $330.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $288.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $172.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.68, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.05. Analog Devices, Inc. has a one year low of $171.00 and a one year high of $363.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.35.
Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $2.46 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.15. The firm 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%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.63 EPS. Analog Devices has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.730-3.030 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analog Devices Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd were issued a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 3rd. This is a positive change from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. Analog Devices’s payout ratio is currently 80.44%.
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.
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