FY2025 EPS Estimate for Analog Devices Increased by Analyst

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) – Equities researchers at Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Analog Devices in a report released on Friday, August 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst M. Prisco now anticipates that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $7.75 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $7.34. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $270.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Analog Devices’ current full-year earnings is $7.14 per share.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The semiconductor company reported $2.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.10. Analog Devices had a return on equity of 10.32% and a net margin of 18.85%.The company had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.76 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.58 earnings per share. Analog Devices’s revenue 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.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on ADI. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $290.00 target price (up previously from $260.00) on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Noble Financial raised shares of Analog Devices to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Analog Devices from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Analog Devices currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $273.53.

Analog Devices Stock Up 2.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:ADI opened at $252.20 on Monday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $124.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.05. Analog Devices has a 52-week low of $158.65 and a 52-week high of $257.22. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $234.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $217.47.

Analog Devices Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.99 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Analog Devices’s payout ratio is currently 101.02%.

Insider Activity at Analog Devices

In related news, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $239.23, for a total value of $747,593.75. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 167,571 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,088,010.33. This trade represents a 1.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft now owns 1,156 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $270,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Bennett Associates Wealth Management increased its holdings in Analog Devices by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bennett Associates Wealth Management now owns 1,624 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $387,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Solstein Capital LLC raised its position in Analog Devices by 2.0% in 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. Keystone Financial Services lifted its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 1.2% during the second quarter. Keystone Financial Services now owns 3,837 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $913,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EFG Asset Management North America Corp. boosted its position in shares of Analog Devices by 0.3% in the first quarter. EFG Asset Management North America Corp. now owns 14,209 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,866,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. 86.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.