Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) Shares Gap Up After Better-Than-Expected Earnings

Shares of Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD) gapped up before the market opened on Wednesday after the company announced better than expected quarterly earnings. The stock had previously closed at $61.70, but opened at $72.04. Diodes shares last traded at $78.5040, with a volume of 348,272 shares changing hands.

The semiconductor company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $391.58 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $380.03 million. Diodes had a return on equity of 2.96% and a net margin of 4.46%.Diodes’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.27 earnings per share.

More Diodes News

Here are the key news stories impacting Diodes this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 revenue and margins beat consensus and management raised Q1 revenue guidance (range ~$383.2M–$406.9M), signaling continued demand momentum that investors rewarded. Business Wire: Diodes Reports Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management called out AI and automotive growth as drivers of the stronger outlook and introduced a 3‑year financial target framework, improving the growth story and investor confidence. MarketWatch: Diodes Shares Climb as AI, Automotive Growth Boosts 4Q, Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts responded: Benchmark raised its price target to $80 (buy), and Baird reiterated a buy view with an $80 target — jockeying that added analyst support for the rally. The Fly: DIOD Price Target Raised at Benchmark
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings materials and transcripts are available (press release, slide deck, and call transcript) for investors who want to dig into segment detail and management commentary. MarketBeat: Diodes Earnings Materials & Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces summarize the quarter and investor reaction — useful for a quick read but largely restating the points above. The Motley Fool: Why Diodes Stock Is Skyrocketing Today
• Negative Sentiment: Insiders have sold stock recently (multiple sales noted over the last six months), which some investors view as a caution flag despite the upbeat results. QuiverQuant: Q4 Results & Insider Activity
• Negative Sentiment: Not all analysts turned fully bullish — Truist raised its target but kept a “hold” rating with a lower target than some peers, and some call commentary flagged margin and cash‑flow pressure that investors should monitor. Benzinga: Analyst Notes & Price Target Changes
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage noted mixed metrics (e.g., per‑share figures vs. differing estimates and a slight operating cash‑flow decline), so upside depends on execution against the new multi‑year targets. TipRanks: Earnings Call Highlights — Growth and Pressure

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Diodes from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Benchmark lifted their price objective on shares of Diodes from $62.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen downgraded Diodes from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Truist Financial raised their price target on Diodes from $54.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Diodes from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Diodes currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $65.67.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Jin Zhao sold 525 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.19, for a total value of $31,074.75. Following the transaction, the insider owned 49,980 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,958,316.20. The trade was a 1.04% 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. Also, CFO Brett R. Whitmire sold 830 shares of Diodes stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.85, for a total value of $50,505.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 67,141 shares in the company, valued at $4,085,529.85. This trade represents a 1.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 5,205 shares of company stock worth $315,853 in the last quarter. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Diodes

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DIOD. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Diodes by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,430 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $416,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System lifted its position in Diodes by 1.4% during the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 13,720 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $730,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Diodes by 51.4% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 589 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio grew its stake in shares of Diodes by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 9,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $449,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Diodes by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 11,880 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $632,000 after buying an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.23% of the company’s stock.

Diodes Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $3.62 billion, a PE ratio of 54.93 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a current ratio of 3.32, a quick ratio of 2.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $54.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $52.85.

Diodes Company Profile

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ: DIOD) is a global manufacturer and supplier of high‐performance discrete, logic, analog and mixed‐signal semiconductor products. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, the company designs and develops a broad range of discrete components, standard logic functions, power management circuits, interface products and array products. Its portfolio includes rectifiers, MOSFETs, general‐purpose diodes, voltage regulators, comparators, buffers and other building blocks for electronic systems.

Diodes Incorporated serves a variety of end markets such as automotive, computing, communications, consumer electronics, industrial and lighting.