Trust Co. of Vermont Buys 2,013 Shares of Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its stake in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 3.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 69,315 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,013 shares during the quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $18,798,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Amundi raised its stake 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. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in Analog Devices by 29.2% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 4,829,931 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,186,714,000 after acquiring an additional 1,091,004 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in shares of Analog Devices by 948.2% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,085,990 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $258,487,000 after purchasing an additional 982,385 shares during the last quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main increased its position in Analog Devices by 47.4% during the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 2,745,985 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $653,599,000 after acquiring an additional 882,909 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in Analog Devices by 684.6% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 862,314 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $211,871,000 after purchasing an additional 752,411 shares during the last quarter. 86.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analog Devices Price Performance

NASDAQ ADI opened at $320.58 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $324.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $281.20. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 12-month low of $158.65 and a 12-month high of $363.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $156.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

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

Analog Devices Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $1.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 3rd. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. This is an increase from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. Analog Devices’s payout ratio is presently 80.44%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ADI has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $410.00 price objective on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Zacks Research raised shares of Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 1st. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $400.00 price target (up from $350.00) on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised shares of Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $367.81.

Insider Activity

In other Analog Devices news, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $317.30, for a total value of $991,562.50. Following the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $301.46, for a total value of $150,730.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 12,710 shares in the company, valued at $3,831,556.60. The trade was a 3.79% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 41,449 shares of company stock valued at $12,336,069. 0.36% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.