Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) Updates Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) updated its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.950-1.150 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.810. The company issued revenue guidance of $494.7 million-$525.3 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $471.3 million.

Diodes Trading Up 6.6%

Shares of Diodes stock traded up $6.56 on Friday, hitting $105.28. 399,535 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 554,608. Diodes has a 52 week low of $42.28 and a 52 week high of $125.99. The company has a market cap of $4.84 billion, a PE ratio of 56.84 and a beta of 1.91. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $99.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $85.82. The company has a current ratio of 3.17, a quick ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $445.53 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $436.60 million. Diodes had a return on equity of 4.38% and a net margin of 5.27%.Diodes’s revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.32 EPS. Diodes has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.150 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Diodes will post 2.58 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on DIOD. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Diodes from $139.00 to $133.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Diodes in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Robert W. Baird set a $192.00 price target on shares of Diodes in a report on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Diodes from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 15th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Diodes presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $135.00.

Insider Transactions at Diodes

In other news, insider Jin Zhao sold 3,689 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.86, for a total value of $394,206.54. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 43,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,651,722.66. This trade represents a 7.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Emily Yang sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.08, for a total value of $330,240.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 61,878 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,811,530.24. This represents a 4.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 70,981 shares of company stock worth $7,616,906 in the last quarter. 1.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diodes

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DIOD. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Diodes by 77.4% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 470 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Diodes in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Diodes during the third quarter worth $39,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Diodes during the fourth quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Diodes by 563.1% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 809 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 687 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.23% of the company’s stock.

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.