Ascent Group LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Ascent Group LLC boosted its stake in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 24.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,203 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,192 shares during the quarter. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $3,038,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 390 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $106,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO increased its stake in Analog Devices by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO now owns 8,369 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,270,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Analog Devices by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,088 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $295,000 after buying an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in Analog Devices by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc now owns 1,372 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $372,000 after buying an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quent Capital LLC boosted its position in Analog Devices by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 1,810 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $445,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.81% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on ADI shares. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 17th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Analog Devices from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Analog Devices from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Analog Devices from $340.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $367.81.

Insider Buying and Selling at Analog Devices

In other news, CEO Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $318.14, for a total value of $3,181,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 167,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $53,392,163.64. The trade was a 5.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Michael Sondel sold 4,199 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.02, for a total transaction of $1,515,922.98. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 14,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,321,434.80. This represents a 22.17% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 31,449 shares of company stock worth $9,982,369 in the last ninety days. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analog Devices Stock Performance

Shares of ADI stock opened at $318.34 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $155.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.20, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.05. Analog Devices, Inc. has a one year low of $158.65 and a one year high of $363.20. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $325.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $282.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.76.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $2.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.31 by $0.15. Analog Devices had a return on equity of 12.49% and a net margin of 23.02%.The firm had revenue of $3.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.63 earnings per share. Analog Devices’s quarterly revenue 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 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 was paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd were issued a $1.10 dividend. 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 yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 3rd. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio is presently 80.44%.

About Analog Devices

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.