Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI Stock Holdings Trimmed by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 43.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 485,845 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 376,469 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned about 0.10% of Analog Devices worth $131,761,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ADI. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new position in shares of Analog Devices during the second quarter valued at $25,000. Clayton Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Analog Devices in the third quarter worth about $31,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd acquired a new stake in Analog Devices in the third quarter worth about $32,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA grew its position in Analog Devices by 92.9% in the 3rd quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 135 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valley Wealth Managers Inc. acquired a new position in Analog Devices during the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Institutional investors own 86.81% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $410.00 price target on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Needham & Company LLC upgraded shares of Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Analog Devices from $291.00 to $364.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Barclays upped their target price on Analog Devices from $375.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Analog Devices from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $366.96.

Insider Activity at Analog Devices

In other news, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $301.46, for a total transaction of $150,730.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 12,710 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,831,556.60. This represents a 3.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Michael Sondel sold 4,199 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.02, for a total value of $1,515,922.98. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 14,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,321,434.80. This represents a 22.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 41,449 shares of company stock worth $12,336,069. 0.36% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analog Devices Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ADI opened at $312.19 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $322.58 and a 200-day moving average of $278.10. The firm has a market cap of $152.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.00. 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, Inc. has a twelve month low of $158.65 and a twelve month high of $363.20.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last released its 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. Analog Devices had a net margin of 23.02% and a return on equity of 12.49%. The business had revenue of $3.16 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.10 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.63 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.4% on a year-over-year basis. Analog Devices has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.730-3.030 EPS. Analysts forecast 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. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd were issued a $1.10 dividend. This is an increase from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 3rd. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio is currently 80.44%.

Analog Devices Company 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.