2,688 Shares in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI Purchased by MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH purchased a new stake in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 2,688 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,068,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ADI. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 39.5% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,867 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $397,000 after purchasing an additional 529 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its position in Analog Devices by 36.0% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,752 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $417,000 after purchasing an additional 464 shares during the period. Ieq Capital LLC raised its position in Analog Devices by 38.0% in the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 44,576 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,610,000 after purchasing an additional 12,276 shares during the period. HUB Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in Analog Devices in the second quarter worth about $644,000. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of Analog Devices by 2.4% during the second quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 60,169 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $14,322,000 after buying an additional 1,406 shares during the period. 86.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on ADI. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $425.00 to $460.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Analog Devices from $515.00 to $500.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Analog Devices from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $430.00 to $465.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $550.00 price target on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $474.00 price objective on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Analog Devices currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $454.63.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ray Stata sold 1,416 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $377.37, for a total transaction of $534,355.92. Following the sale, the director owned 114,511 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,213,016.07. This trade represents a 1.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $363.00, for a total transaction of $3,630,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 137,538 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $49,926,294. This trade represents a 6.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 48,957 shares of company stock worth $19,268,931 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Analog Devices Stock Down 3.4%

Shares of NASDAQ ADI opened at $361.78 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $382.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $372.95. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 1 year low of $223.47 and a 1 year high of $445.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The company has a market capitalization of $175.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.20.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 19th. The semiconductor company reported $3.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.34 by $0.11. Analog Devices had a net margin of 29.79% and a return on equity of 16.39%. The firm had revenue of $4.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.92 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.05 EPS. Analog Devices’s quarterly revenue was up 39.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analog Devices has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.710-4.010 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 12.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analog Devices Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be given a dividend of $1.10 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Analog Devices’s payout ratio is presently 52.19%.

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.