Czech National Bank Acquires 3,685 Shares of Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Czech National Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 2.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 129,722 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 3,685 shares during the quarter. Czech National Bank’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $35,181,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ADI. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Analog Devices by 0.3% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 50,389,306 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $12,380,652,000 after acquiring an additional 162,075 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Analog Devices by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 23,399,046 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,749,146,000 after acquiring an additional 81,790 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Analog Devices in the 2nd quarter worth $1,803,377,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Analog Devices by 6.3% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 6,326,772 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,506,448,000 after purchasing an additional 375,207 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi lifted its position in Analog Devices by 44.8% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 6,215,129 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,507,740,000 after purchasing an additional 1,922,302 shares in the last quarter. 86.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on ADI. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Analog Devices from $250.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $410.00 price objective on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Analog Devices from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $291.00 to $364.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $366.96.

Analog Devices Price Performance

ADI stock opened at $322.03 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.76. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $323.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $278.93. Analog Devices, Inc. has a one year low of $158.65 and a one year high of $363.20. The company has a market capitalization of $157.22 billion, a PE ratio of 58.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.00.

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

Analog Devices Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd were issued a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. This is a positive change from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 3rd. Analog Devices’s payout ratio is presently 80.44%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related 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 transaction of $991,562.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 123,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $39,288,403.30. This represents a 2.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $301.46, for a total value of $150,730.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 12,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,831,556.60. This represents a 3.79% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 41,449 shares of company stock valued at $12,336,069 in the last ninety days. Company 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.