Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) CEO Vincent Roche Sells 10,000 Shares of Stock

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) CEO Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.95, for a total value of $2,349,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 163,640 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $38,447,218. The trade was a 5.76% 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.

Vincent Roche also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, October 1st, Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares of Analog Devices stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $243.71, for a total value of $2,437,100.00.
• On Wednesday, August 27th, Vincent Roche sold 20,000 shares of Analog Devices stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.29, for a total value of $5,085,800.00.

Analog Devices Price Performance

Analog Devices stock opened at $229.38 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $242.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $231.29. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 52 week low of $158.65 and a 52 week high of $258.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The stock has a market cap of $112.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.52, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.09.

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

Analog Devices Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a $0.99 dividend. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio is presently 101.02%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Analog Devices

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ADI. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Analog Devices by 284.4% during the first quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 31,050 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,262,000 after purchasing an additional 22,973 shares during the period. Solstein Capital LLC grew its holdings in Analog Devices by 2.0% during the second quarter. Solstein Capital LLC now owns 2,307 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $549,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Analog Devices by 13.7% during the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 203,286 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $48,386,000 after purchasing an additional 24,425 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its holdings in Analog Devices by 108.2% during the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 92,413 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $21,927,000 after purchasing an additional 48,021 shares during the period. Finally, Mendel Money Management bought a new stake in Analog Devices during the second quarter valued at about $253,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.81% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on ADI. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Tuesday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $300.00 price target for the company. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $280.00 to $303.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on Analog Devices in a report on Tuesday. They set an “outperform” rating and a $300.00 target price for the company. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Benchmark increased their target price on Analog Devices from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $277.89.

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.