Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the five brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $135.00.

DIOD has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Diodes from $139.00 to $133.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Diodes in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Zacks Research cut Diodes from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 15th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $192.00 price objective on Diodes in a research report on Thursday.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Jin Zhao sold 3,689 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.86, for a total value of $394,206.54. Following the transaction, the insider owned 43,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,651,722.66. The trade was a 7.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Emily Yang sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.08, for a total transaction of $330,240.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 61,878 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,811,530.24. This represents a 4.62% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 70,981 shares of company stock worth $7,616,906 in the last quarter. 1.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Diodes

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Diodes by 12.4% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,028 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 663 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in Diodes by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 27,148 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,172,000 after buying an additional 1,186 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Diodes by 13.8% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 391,005 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $16,880,000 after buying an additional 47,500 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP bought a new stake in Diodes in the 1st quarter worth approximately $559,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its holdings in shares of Diodes by 6.8% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 104,719 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,521,000 after acquiring an additional 6,708 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.23% of the company’s stock.

Diodes Stock Up 15.3%

NASDAQ DIOD opened at $98.72 on Friday. Diodes has a 52 week low of $42.28 and a 52 week high of $125.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.97, a current ratio of 3.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a market capitalization of $4.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.36 and a beta of 1.91. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $99.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $85.82.

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.07. Diodes had a return on equity of 4.38% and a net margin of 5.27%.The company had revenue of $445.53 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $436.60 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.32 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Diodes has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.150 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Diodes will post 2.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting Diodes

Here are the key news stories impacting Diodes this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q2 performance: Diodes reported second-quarter revenue of $445.5 million, up 21.7% year over year and above the $436.6 million consensus estimate. Adjusted EPS was $0.70, exceeding expectations of $0.63, while gross profit rose to $147.6 million. Diodes Q2 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Optimistic Q3 outlook: Management expects third-quarter revenue of approximately $510 million, with a range of roughly $494.7 million to $525.3 million, and EPS of $0.95 to $1.15. Both forecasts are well above analyst expectations of approximately $471.3 million in revenue and $0.81 EPS. The company also projects a gross margin near 35%. Diodes Q3 Outlook and ElevATE Update
• Positive Sentiment: Growth momentum: Revenue increased from $405.5 million in the prior quarter and $366.2 million a year earlier. Operating cash flow was $68.5 million, and Diodes ended June with approximately $442 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments, supporting financial flexibility.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains favorable: Truist lowered its price target from $139 to $133 but retained a “buy” rating, implying substantial upside from the quoted market level. A separate analyst consensus cited a $113 price target. Truist Price Target Update
• Neutral Sentiment: ElevATE transaction: Diodes is advancing its proposed ElevATE deal. The transaction may broaden the company’s capabilities and support future growth, although investors will likely monitor closing conditions, integration and potential costs.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Reported insider activity over the past six months consisted of 22 sales and no purchases. While such transactions may reflect personal or compensation-related decisions, the absence of insider buying is a cautionary signal for some investors.

Diodes Company Profile

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.