111 Capital Buys Shares of 4,740 Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

111 Capital purchased a new stake in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 4,740 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,165,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of Analog Devices by 12.9% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 169,572 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $41,907,000 after acquiring an additional 19,383 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in Analog Devices by 684.6% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 862,314 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $211,871,000 after purchasing an additional 752,411 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC increased its position in Analog Devices by 22.3% during the 3rd quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 1,293,403 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $317,789,000 after purchasing an additional 236,211 shares during the period. AE Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Analog Devices by 26.4% during the 3rd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 43,932 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,795,000 after purchasing an additional 9,174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Analog Devices by 18.8% in the 3rd quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,734 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,094,000 after purchasing an additional 3,286 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.81% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Analog Devices

Here are the key news stories impacting Analog Devices this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI/data‑center growth: ADI’s AI‑driven data center products are reported to be growing ~50% and represent a roughly $2 billion run‑rate opportunity, supporting expectations for continued double‑digit growth in that end market. This is a clear driver of investor enthusiasm for the stock. ADI’s AI-Based Data Center Products Gain Traction
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades/price‑target increases: Multiple firms have raised targets and reiterated buy/overweight views (Goldman Sachs, Benchmark, Morgan Stanley among others), lifting the consensus target near current levels and supporting further upside expectations. MarketBeat ADI coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Strong fundamentals and dividend boost: ADI recently beat EPS and revenue estimates, guided Q2 above street expectations, and raised the quarterly dividend — all signals that support bullish positioning and income‑seeking demand. Earnings, guidance and dividend details
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary and peer comparisons: Media and research pieces (Zacks, Barchart) highlight ADI’s outperformance vs. semiconductor peers and profile it as a top growth idea — useful context but not new company‑specific catalysts. Zacks: 52‑week high take
• Neutral Sentiment: Celebrity/TV mentions: Jim Cramer commented that he prefers names like Texas Instruments and Analog Devices over smaller peers, which can boost retail interest but is not a fundamental catalyst. Jim Cramer mention
• Neutral Sentiment: Confusing short‑interest reports: Multiple short‑interest entries show zero shares and “NaN” changes — likely a data/reporting glitch. No clear short squeeze signal emerges from these entries. (No reliable link — based on recent short‑interest notices.)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Chief Accounting Officer Michael Sondel sold 4,199 shares at about $361. The sale (~$1.5M) and a 22% reduction in his reported stake can prompt some profit‑taking or signal tactical rebalancing by insiders. Insider sale filing

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ADI shares. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $387.00 price objective on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $300.00 price target on the stock. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Analog Devices from $250.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Cfra reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $270.00 target price on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Analog Devices has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $366.96.

Analog Devices Trading Up 0.4%

NASDAQ ADI opened at $355.79 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 52 week low of $158.65 and a 52 week high of $363.20. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $310.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $269.80. The company has a market cap of $173.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.00.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $2.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.31 by $0.15. Analog Devices had a net margin of 23.02% and a return on equity of 12.49%. The business had revenue of $3.16 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.63 EPS. Analog Devices’s revenue was up 30.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analog Devices has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.730-3.030 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analog Devices Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd will be paid a dividend of $1.10 per share. This is an increase from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 3rd. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 72.39%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $317.30, for a total value of $991,562.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 123,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $39,288,403.30. This represents a 2.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.92, for a total value of $3,069,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 155,688 shares in the company, valued at $47,783,760.96. This represents a 6.04% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 57,743 shares of company stock worth $16,836,340. Company insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Analog Devices Company 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.