Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Has $24.34 Million Holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 99,044 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,632 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $24,335,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ADI. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 19,383 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted 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 worth $211,871,000 after buying an additional 752,411 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC grew its holdings 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 worth $317,789,000 after acquiring an additional 236,211 shares during the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Analog Devices by 26.4% in the 3rd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 43,932 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,795,000 after acquiring an additional 9,174 shares during the period. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 18.8% during the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,734 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,094,000 after acquiring an additional 3,286 shares during the last quarter. 86.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analog Devices Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ADI opened at $329.72 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $315.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $272.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $160.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.00. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 1-year low of $158.65 and a 1-year high of $363.20.

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

Analog Devices Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd will be issued a dividend of $1.10 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 3rd. This is a positive change from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio is currently 80.44%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ADI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $410.00 price objective on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $270.00 price target on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Analog Devices from $320.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Needham & Company LLC raised shares of Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $366.96.

Insider Transactions at Analog Devices

In other news, SVP Martin Cotter sold 10,000 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $278.44, for a total transaction of $2,784,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 49,664 shares in the company, valued at $13,828,444.16. This trade represents a 16.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $301.46, for a total transaction of $150,730.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 12,710 shares in the company, valued at $3,831,556.60. This represents a 3.79% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 57,743 shares of company stock valued at $16,836,340. Corporate insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

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.