IFM Investors Pty Ltd Cuts Position in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

IFM Investors Pty Ltd decreased its holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 0.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 92,693 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 534 shares during the period. IFM Investors Pty Ltd’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $18,693,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Analog Devices by 39.5% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,867 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $397,000 after acquiring an additional 529 shares during the last quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Analog Devices in the fourth quarter valued at $333,000. Gotham Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Analog Devices by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 31,275 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,645,000 after acquiring an additional 2,870 shares during the last quarter. LMR Partners LLP lifted its position in Analog Devices by 663.2% in the fourth quarter. LMR Partners LLP now owns 35,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $7,436,000 after acquiring an additional 30,414 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Analog Devices in the fourth quarter valued at $823,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.81% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Analog Devices

In related news, SVP Martin Cotter sold 12,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.25, for a total value of $3,078,125.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 63,048 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,525,570. This trade represents a 16.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 2,490 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.03, for a total transaction of $617,594.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 13,549 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,360,558.47. The trade was a 15.52% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 38,115 shares of company stock worth $9,529,113 over the last quarter. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analog Devices Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ADI opened at $248.18 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $122.09 billion, a PE ratio of 63.31, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.08. 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 12-month low of $158.65 and a 12-month high of $258.13. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $238.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $220.15.

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

Analog Devices Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be paid a $0.99 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. Analog Devices’s payout ratio is presently 101.02%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ADI. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Analog Devices from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded shares of Analog Devices from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $250.00 to $270.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $273.53.

Analog Devices Company Profile

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.