Emily Yang Sells 950 Shares of Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) Stock

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD) SVP Emily Yang sold 950 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.85, for a total value of $57,807.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 74,032 shares in the company, valued at $4,504,847.20. This represents a 1.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Diodes Stock Performance

Shares of DIOD opened at $59.71 on Friday. Diodes Incorporated has a 12-month low of $32.93 and a 12-month high of $61.50. The company has a current ratio of 3.32, a quick ratio of 2.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a market cap of $2.77 billion, a PE ratio of 43.27 and a beta of 1.66. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $53.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $52.50.

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) last announced 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 net margin of 4.49% and a return on equity of 2.81%. The company had revenue of $392.17 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $392.17 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.43 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Diodes Incorporated will post 1.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on DIOD shares. Wall Street Zen lowered Diodes from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Weiss Ratings raised Diodes from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Diodes from $51.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Diodes from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $55.33.

Key Diodes News

Here are the key news stories impacting Diodes this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New isolation product broadens power/isolation portfolio and supports industrial & automotive design‑win potential. Diodes launches API772x RobustISO isolation devices
• Positive Sentiment: Launch of a 2.5Gbps MIPI D‑PHY ReDriver targets automotive ADAS sensor links — a higher‑value, growing end market that could boost revenue mix and margins if design wins follow. Diodes launches 2.5Gbps MIPI D‑PHY ReDriver for automotive ADAS systems
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage is mixed with a consensus target (~$55.33) below recent levels — frames expectations but unlikely to trigger a major re‑rating absent new guidance. MarketBeat DIOD analyst coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent fundamentals: last quarter revenue rose ~12% YoY and matched estimates, EPS missed by $0.01; valuation is elevated (P/E ~43), so the stock is sensitive to execution and margin progress. DIOD company summary
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling on Feb 2–3: CEO Gary Yu (2,900 shares), CFO Brett Whitmire (830), SVP Emily Yang (950) and Jin Zhao (525) sold at roughly ~$60.85/$59.19 — sales are modest as a % of holdings but can be perceived as a near‑term negative signal. Insider sale filing (example) Jin Zhao sells 525 shares

Institutional Trading of Diodes

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Diodes by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,154,859 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $303,681,000 after buying an additional 166,603 shares during the period. Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in Diodes by 56.9% in the second quarter. Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. now owns 846,070 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $44,749,000 after acquiring an additional 306,900 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new position in Diodes during the 3rd quarter valued at $37,519,000. Tributary Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Diodes by 92.5% in the 3rd quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC now owns 646,240 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $34,386,000 after purchasing an additional 310,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Diodes by 183.0% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 519,013 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,617,000 after buying an additional 335,644 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.