Truist Financial Boosts Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) Price Target to $67.00

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) had its price target lifted by equities research analysts at Truist Financial from $54.00 to $67.00 in a research report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “hold” rating on the semiconductor company’s stock. Truist Financial’s price target points to a potential downside of 7.05% from the stock’s current price.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Diodes from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Diodes from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Benchmark upped their target price on Diodes from $62.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Diodes from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $65.67.

Diodes Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DIOD opened at $72.08 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 3.32 and a quick ratio of 2.09. The firm has a market cap of $3.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.76 and a beta of 1.66. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $55.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $52.99. Diodes has a one year low of $32.93 and a one year high of $81.71.

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.08. Diodes had a return on equity of 2.95% and a net margin of 4.46%.The company had revenue of $391.58 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $380.03 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.27 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Diodes will post 1.82 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Diodes news, CEO Gary Yu sold 2,900 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 $176,465.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 111,671 shares in the company, valued at $6,795,180.35. The trade was a 2.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Emily Yang sold 950 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.85, for a total transaction of $57,807.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 74,032 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,504,847.20. This trade represents a 1.27% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 5,205 shares of company stock worth $315,853 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diodes

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec boosted its position in Diodes by 7.6% in the fourth quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 32,400 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,599,000 after buying an additional 2,300 shares in the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund lifted its stake in shares of Diodes by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 39,867 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,967,000 after acquiring an additional 2,337 shares during the last quarter. Swiss National Bank lifted its stake in shares of Diodes by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 91,600 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,520,000 after acquiring an additional 1,700 shares during the last quarter. Inceptionr LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Diodes during the 4th quarter valued at $297,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in Diodes by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 5,618 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $277,000 after acquiring an additional 448 shares during the last quarter. 99.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Diodes News

Here are the key news stories impacting Diodes this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and outlook: Diodes reported better‑than‑expected revenue and EBITDA dynamics and gave strong Q1 guidance plus a new three‑year target framework — the package is credited with the >25% rally. Diodes Shares Climb as AI, Automotive Growth Boosts 4Q, Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness: Benchmark raised its price target to $80 and kept a Buy rating; Robert W. Baird reiterated a Buy with an $80 target — supports upside expectations tied to AI and automotive end markets. Benchmark price target raise Baird maintains Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Technical signal: Diodes cleared a key RS benchmark (90+), which can attract momentum/quant funds and technical traders. Diodes clears key benchmark, hitting 90-plus RS rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call and analysis: Transcripts and slide decks are available; commentary highlights both growth opportunities (AI, automotive) and margin/operational pressures — useful for modeling but mixed in tone. Diodes 2025 Q4 presentation Q4 earnings call transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Media/analysis coverage: Multiple outlets (The Motley Fool, AAII, Yahoo) explain the rally and try to parse whether the move is sustainable; helpful context but not new fundamental data. Why Diodes Stock Is Skyrocketing Today
• Negative Sentiment: Cautious analyst view: Truist raised its target to $67 but assigned a Hold — a signal some investors see as cautionary versus the more bullish firms. Benzinga note on Truist
• Negative Sentiment: Odd short‑interest reporting: Market data entries show anomalous “0 shares” / NaN changes for Feb short interest — likely a reporting quirk rather than meaningful short‑covering, but it creates short‑interest data uncertainty. (No external article.)

About Diodes

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.