Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 432.2% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 12,028 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,768 shares during the period. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $3,262,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of ADI. Clayton Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Analog Devices in the third quarter worth about $31,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Analog Devices in the third quarter worth about $32,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA increased its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 92.9% in the third quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 135 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Albion Financial Group UT increased its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 41.4% in the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 123 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 61.3% in the fourth quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 129 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.81% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Analog Devices

In other Analog Devices news, CAO Michael Sondel sold 4,199 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.02, for a total transaction of $1,515,922.98. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 14,740 shares in the company, valued at $5,321,434.80. The trade was a 22.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $318.14, for a total transaction of $3,181,400.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 167,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $53,392,163.64. The trade was a 5.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 27,324 shares of company stock worth $8,758,085 over the last three months. 0.36% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Analog Devices from $320.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $387.00 price objective on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Analog Devices from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. 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 research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Arete Research upgraded shares of Analog Devices from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $389.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $370.69.

Analog Devices Price Performance

ADI stock opened at $381.42 on Thursday. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 12 month low of $182.48 and a 12 month high of $385.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $186.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $334.83 and a 200-day moving average of $292.16.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $2.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.63 earnings per share. Analog Devices’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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 11.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analog Devices Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $1.10 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 3rd. This is a boost from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.