Insider Selling: Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) Director Sells $513,795.60 in Stock

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) Director Ray Stata sold 1,416 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $362.85, for a total value of $513,795.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 111,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,522,725.15. This represents a 1.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Ray Stata also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, August 4th, Ray Stata sold 1,416 shares of Analog Devices stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $377.37, for a total value of $534,355.92.
• On Tuesday, July 7th, Ray Stata sold 1,416 shares of Analog Devices stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $377.01, for a total value of $533,846.16.

Analog Devices Stock Up 4.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:ADI opened at $378.78 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.25. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 52-week low of $223.47 and a 52-week high of $445.91. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $375.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $374.67. The firm has a market cap of $183.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.93, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.20.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 19th. The semiconductor company reported $3.45 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.34 by $0.11. Analog Devices had a return on equity of 16.39% and a net margin of 29.79%.The firm had revenue of $4.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.92 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.05 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 39.2% on a year-over-year basis. Analog Devices has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.710-4.010 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 12.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analog Devices Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.10 per share. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 1st. Analog Devices’s payout ratio is 52.19%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Analog Devices

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bouchey Financial Group Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Analog Devices in the 2nd quarter worth $205,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Analog Devices by 5.1% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 21,450 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,519,000 after purchasing an additional 1,041 shares in the last quarter. IPG Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Analog Devices during the second quarter worth about $1,922,000. Cidel Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Analog Devices by 45.0% during the second quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,331 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,912,000 after purchasing an additional 2,276 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in Analog Devices by 17.8% in the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 12,432 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,938,000 after purchasing an additional 1,876 shares in the last quarter. 86.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Analog Devices News

Here are the key news stories impacting Analog Devices this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Edge-AI growth opportunity: Investors appear encouraged that ADI is adding embedded AI capabilities to its established analog, sensing and power-management portfolio. The acquisition could create cross-selling opportunities and diversify ADI’s AI exposure beyond data-center chips. Analog Devices to Buy Alif Semiconductor
• Positive Sentiment: Strong fundamental backdrop: ADI’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with $3.45 in EPS and $4.02 billion in revenue. Revenue increased 39.2% year over year, and current guidance calls for fourth-quarter EPS of $3.71 to $4.01. TD Cowen has reiterated a Buy rating, while the broader analyst consensus remains positive.
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider selling: Director Ray Stata sold 1,416 shares for about $513,796, following CFO Richard Puccio’s sale of 1,500 shares worth approximately $545,475. Both transactions were made under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, limiting their value as signals of deteriorating management confidence.
• Negative Sentiment: Acquisition and valuation risks: The all-cash Alif purchase requires significant capital and carries integration and execution risk. With ADI trading at an elevated earnings multiple, investors may be less tolerant of delays, weak adoption or disappointing financial returns from the edge-AI strategy.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Analog Devices from $400.00 to $460.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $474.00 target price on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $460.00 target price on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. Piper Sandler set a $460.00 price target on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Argus set a $460.00 price target on Analog Devices in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Analog Devices currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $457.97.

Analog Devices Company Profile

Analog Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures high-performance analog, mixed-signal, power-management and radio-frequency integrated circuits. Its technologies help convert real-world signals—such as temperature, pressure, sound, motion and light—into data that electronic systems can process and use.

The company offers data converters, amplifiers, power-management products, sensors, embedded processors, connectivity solutions and other semiconductor components.