Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) CFO Brett Whitmire Sells 830 Shares

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD) CFO Brett Whitmire sold 830 shares of Diodes stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.85, for a total transaction of $50,505.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 67,141 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,085,529.85. This trade represents a 1.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Diodes Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:DIOD opened at $59.28 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.96 and a beta of 1.66. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $53.27 and its 200-day moving average is $52.45. Diodes Incorporated has a twelve month low of $32.93 and a twelve month high of $61.50. The company has a quick ratio of 2.09, a current ratio of 3.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.01). Diodes had a return on equity of 2.81% and a net margin of 4.49%.The business had revenue of $392.17 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $392.17 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.43 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that Diodes Incorporated will post 1.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Zacks Research raised Diodes from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a 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. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Diodes from $51.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Diodes from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $55.33.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DIOD. Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new position in shares of Diodes during the third quarter valued at $25,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew 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 buying an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Diodes by 51.4% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 589 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Diodes during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, MAI Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Diodes by 150.0% in the 3rd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 685 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 411 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.23% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Diodes

Here are the key news stories impacting Diodes this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New product wins broaden end‑market exposure — Diodes announced API772x RobustISO isolation devices that expand its power/isolation portfolio for industrial and automotive customers, a move that supports revenue diversification and potential design wins. Diodes launches API772x RobustISO isolation devices
• Positive Sentiment: Automotive connectivity product launch targets higher‑value content — Diodes introduced a 2.5Gbps MIPI D‑PHY ReDriver aimed at automotive ADAS sensor links, targeting a growing, higher‑ASP market that can support margin and design‑win upside. Diodes launches 2.5Gbps MIPI D‑PHY ReDriver for automotive ADAS systems
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst ratings mixed but tilted to Hold — recent notes show a mix of Hold and Buy calls and a consensus target (~$55.33) below the 52‑week high; analyst commentary is unlikely to sharply change momentum but frames market expectations. MarketBeat DIOD analyst coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reads as effectively zero (likely a reporting anomaly) — no clear short‑squeeze dynamic or short pressure is visible from the data, so short flows are not driving the move.
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive product news from RIR Power Electronics — a new SiC Merged‑PiN Schottky diode from a competitor may affect specific power markets, but Diodes’ broader product rollouts mitigate single‑product competitive risk. RIR Power Electronics launches advanced SiC MPS diodes
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling on Feb 2–3 — CEO Gary Yu (2,900 shares), CFO Brett Whitmire (830), SVP Emily Yang (950) and another insider (525) sold at ~ $60.85 average. Sales are modest relative to each officer’s remaining holdings but can be perceived as a near‑term negative signal on insider sentiment. Insider sale filing (example)

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.