Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI Shares Purchased by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL raised its holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 10.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 44,421 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,357 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $10,914,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new stake in shares of Analog Devices during the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Clayton Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Analog Devices in the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Analog Devices in the third quarter valued at about $32,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA raised its holdings in Analog Devices by 92.9% during the third quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 135 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valley Wealth Managers Inc. acquired a new stake in Analog Devices in the third quarter valued at about $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.81% of the company’s stock.

Analog Devices Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ ADI opened at $319.48 on Tuesday. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 12-month low of $158.65 and a 12-month high of $363.20. The company has a market capitalization of $155.97 billion, a PE ratio of 58.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $317.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $273.85.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $3.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.10 billion. Analog Devices had a net margin of 23.02% and a return on equity of 12.49%. The company’s revenue was up 30.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.63 EPS. Analog Devices has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.730-3.030 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analog Devices Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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 a boost from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 3rd. Analog Devices’s payout ratio is presently 80.44%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on ADI shares. Benchmark increased their target price on Analog Devices from $285.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Needham & Company LLC upgraded shares of Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird set a $365.00 price objective on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 price target (up from $350.00) on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $366.96.

Insider Activity

In other Analog Devices news, CAO Michael Sondel sold 8,169 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $278.03, for a total value of $2,271,227.07. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 18,913 shares in the company, valued at $5,258,381.39. This represents a 30.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 500 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $301.46, for a total transaction of $150,730.00. Following 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. Insiders sold a total of 57,743 shares of company stock worth $16,836,340 in the last ninety days. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.