Insider Selling: Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) SVP Sells $617,594.70 in Stock

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 2,490 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.03, for a total value of $617,594.70. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 13,549 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,360,558.47. This trade represents a 15.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Analog Devices Stock Down 0.1%

ADI stock opened at $255.50 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $125.69 billion, a PE ratio of 65.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.05. 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, Inc. has a twelve month low of $158.65 and a twelve month high of $257.72. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $236.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $218.33.

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

Analog Devices Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.99 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 101.02%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised its position in Analog Devices by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft now owns 1,156 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $270,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Bennett Associates Wealth Management raised its position in Analog Devices by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bennett Associates Wealth Management now owns 1,624 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $387,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Solstein Capital LLC raised its position in Analog Devices by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Solstein Capital LLC now owns 2,307 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $549,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Keystone Financial Services raised its position in Analog Devices by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Keystone Financial Services now owns 3,837 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $913,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EFG Asset Management North America Corp. raised its position in Analog Devices by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. EFG Asset Management North America Corp. now owns 14,209 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,866,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.81% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on ADI shares. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $215.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of Analog Devices to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $273.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Analog Devices from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Analog Devices currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $273.53.

About Analog Devices

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.