Quent Capital LLC Acquires 119 Shares of Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Quent Capital LLC increased its holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,768 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $421,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft grew its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 3.9% in the second quarter. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft now owns 1,156 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $270,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. EFG Asset Management North America Corp. lifted its holdings in Analog Devices by 0.3% in the first quarter. EFG Asset Management North America Corp. now owns 14,209 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,866,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Regatta Capital Group LLC lifted its holdings in Analog Devices by 4.5% in the second quarter. Regatta Capital Group LLC now owns 1,124 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $268,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO lifted its holdings in Analog Devices by 0.6% in the second quarter. Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO now owns 8,259 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,966,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Heritage Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in Analog Devices by 1.6% in the first quarter. Heritage Financial Services LLC now owns 3,317 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $669,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.81% of the company’s stock.

Analog Devices Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ADI opened at $241.99 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $240.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $223.30. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 1-year low of $158.65 and a 1-year high of $258.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $119.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 61.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 2.32, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The semiconductor company reported $2.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.10. Analog Devices had a net margin of 18.85% and a return on equity of 10.32%. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.76 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.58 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 24.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analog Devices has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.120-2.320 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analog Devices Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a $0.99 dividend. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio is currently 101.02%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Analog Devices

In related news, CEO Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $243.71, for a total value of $2,437,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 140,118 shares in the company, valued at $34,148,157.78. This represents a 6.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total transaction of $771,625.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 155,071 shares in the company, valued at $38,290,131.32. This represents a 1.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 51,240 shares of company stock worth $12,737,838. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on ADI. Benchmark boosted their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $248.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and issued a $290.00 target price (up previously from $260.00) on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Monday, July 7th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Analog Devices from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $280.00 to $303.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $275.29.

Analog Devices Company Profile

Analog Devices, Inc designs, manufactures, tests, and markets integrated circuits (ICs), software, and subsystems products in the United States, rest of North and South America, Europe, Japan, China, and rest of Asia. The company provides data converter products, which translate real-world analog signals into digital data, as well as translates digital data into analog signals; power management and reference products for power conversion, driver monitoring, sequencing, and energy management applications in the automotive, communications, industrial, and consumer markets; and power ICs that include performance, integration, and software design simulation tools for accurate power supply designs.