Trust Co. of Vermont Acquires 2,013 Shares of Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Trust Co. of Vermont grew its holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 3.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 69,315 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 2,013 shares during the quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $18,798,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in shares of Analog Devices during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Clayton Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Analog Devices during the third quarter valued at $31,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd purchased a new position in Analog Devices during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA boosted its stake in Analog Devices by 92.9% during the third quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 135 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Analog Devices by 61.3% during the fourth quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 129 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. 86.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analog Devices Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ADI opened at $320.58 on Thursday. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 12-month low of $158.65 and a 12-month high of $363.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $156.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 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 $324.76 and a 200 day moving average of $281.20.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $2.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.63 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 30.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analog Devices has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.730-3.030 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current 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 dividend of $1.10 per share. 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 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 3rd. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio is presently 80.44%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Analog Devices news, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $301.46, for a total transaction of $150,730.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 12,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,831,556.60. This trade represents a 3.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.92, for a total value of $3,069,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 155,688 shares in the company, valued at $47,783,760.96. This trade represents a 6.04% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 41,449 shares of company stock worth $12,336,069 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently weighed in on ADI shares. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $387.00 price target on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Analog Devices from $250.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 target price (up from $350.00) on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird set a $365.00 price target on Analog Devices in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $367.81.

About Analog Devices

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.