Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the five brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $55.3333.

DIOD has been the subject of a number of research reports. Zacks Research upgraded Diodes from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered Diodes from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Weiss Ratings raised Diodes from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Diodes from $51.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th.

Diodes Stock Performance

NASDAQ DIOD opened at $61.70 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $54.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $52.68. Diodes has a 52-week low of $32.93 and a 52-week high of $62.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 3.32 and a quick ratio of 2.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.71 and a beta of 1.66.

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.08. Diodes had a net margin of 4.49% and a return on equity of 2.81%. The business had revenue of $391.58 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $380.03 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.27 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Diodes will post 1.82 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Diodes

In related news, insider Jin Zhao sold 525 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.19, for a total value of $31,074.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 49,980 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,958,316.20. This represents a 1.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gary Yu sold 2,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.85, for a total transaction of $176,465.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 111,671 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,795,180.35. This represents a 2.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 5,205 shares of company stock worth $315,853. Insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Diodes

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Diodes by 77.4% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 470 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the period. Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new position in Diodes during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Diodes during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in Diodes by 51.4% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 589 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MAI Capital Management grew its stake in Diodes by 150.0% during the third quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 685 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 411 shares during the last quarter. 99.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Diodes

Here are the key news stories impacting Diodes this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 revenue guidance came in above consensus, giving investors a clearer near-term growth runway; management guided revenue to roughly $383.2M–$406.9M versus the Street at ~$375.7M. Diodes shares surge as strong Q1 guidance outweighs earnings miss
• Positive Sentiment: Top-line beat: Q4 revenue was $391.6M, up 15.4% year-over-year and above consensus—evidence of demand momentum in the company’s end markets. Diodes Incorporated Reports Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings vs. expectations: Several outlets report adjusted EPS of $0.34, topping consensus and showing year-over-year improvement—this supported the rally alongside the strong revenue read. Diodes (DIOD) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Management commentary and the earnings call transcript are available for details on mix, end-market trends, and margin outlook; these details will guide near-term sentiment. Diodes (DIOD) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional activity is mixed—Quiver/holdings data show both sizable additions and reductions among funds, so ownership trends could amplify moves in either direction. Diodes Incorporated Releases Q4 2025 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Some reports flagged a GAAP EPS figure lower than certain estimates (and one data vendor showed a lower diluted EPS number), creating mixed headlines that could confuse shorter-term traders. Diodes Incorporated Releases Q4 2025 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling has been reported (multiple officers sold shares recently), which is a caution flag for some investors even though overall fundamentals remain solid. Diodes Insider Trading Activity

About Diodes

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ: DIOD) is a global manufacturer and supplier of high‐performance discrete, logic, analog and mixed‐signal semiconductor products. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, the company designs and develops a broad range of discrete components, standard logic functions, power management circuits, interface products and array products. Its portfolio includes rectifiers, MOSFETs, general‐purpose diodes, voltage regulators, comparators, buffers and other building blocks for electronic systems.

Diodes Incorporated serves a variety of end markets such as automotive, computing, communications, consumer electronics, industrial and lighting.