Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) Sets New 12-Month High on Strong Earnings

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD) reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday following a better than expected earnings announcement. The company traded as high as $61.85 and last traded at $61.11, with a volume of 278165 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $60.84.

The semiconductor company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $391.58 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $380.03 million. Diodes had a net margin of 4.46% and a return on equity of 2.95%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.27 earnings per share.

Key Diodes News

Here are the key news stories impacting Diodes this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and outlook: Diodes reported better‑than‑expected revenue and EBITDA dynamics and gave strong Q1 guidance plus a new three‑year target framework — the package is credited with the >25% rally. Diodes Shares Climb as AI, Automotive Growth Boosts 4Q, Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness: Benchmark raised its price target to $80 and kept a Buy rating; Robert W. Baird reiterated a Buy with an $80 target — supports upside expectations tied to AI and automotive end markets. Benchmark price target raise Baird maintains Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Technical signal: Diodes cleared a key RS benchmark (90+), which can attract momentum/quant funds and technical traders. Diodes clears key benchmark, hitting 90-plus RS rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call and analysis: Transcripts and slide decks are available; commentary highlights both growth opportunities (AI, automotive) and margin/operational pressures — useful for modeling but mixed in tone. Diodes 2025 Q4 presentation Q4 earnings call transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Media/analysis coverage: Multiple outlets (The Motley Fool, AAII, Yahoo) explain the rally and try to parse whether the move is sustainable; helpful context but not new fundamental data. Why Diodes Stock Is Skyrocketing Today
• Negative Sentiment: Cautious analyst view: Truist raised its target to $67 but assigned a Hold — a signal some investors see as cautionary versus the more bullish firms. Benzinga note on Truist
• Negative Sentiment: Odd short‑interest reporting: Market data entries show anomalous “0 shares” / NaN changes for Feb short interest — likely a reporting quirk rather than meaningful short‑covering, but it creates short‑interest data uncertainty. (No external article.)

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on DIOD. Wall Street Zen cut Diodes from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Diodes from $54.00 to $67.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Diodes from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Diodes from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Benchmark increased their price target on shares of Diodes from $62.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $65.67.

Insider Buying and Selling at Diodes

In related news, insider Jin Zhao sold 525 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.19, for a total value of $31,074.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 49,980 shares in the company, valued at $2,958,316.20. This trade represents a 1.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, 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 transaction of $57,807.50. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 74,032 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,504,847.20. This trade represents a 1.27% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 5,205 shares of company stock valued at $315,853 in the last quarter. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Diodes by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,154,859 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $303,681,000 after buying an additional 166,603 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Diodes by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,350,436 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $66,640,000 after acquiring an additional 11,799 shares in the last quarter. Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. boosted its stake in Diodes by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. now owns 855,090 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $42,190,000 after purchasing an additional 13,420 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in Diodes during the 3rd quarter valued at $37,519,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Diodes by 25.7% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 656,605 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $32,397,000 after purchasing an additional 134,389 shares in the last quarter. 99.23% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Diodes Stock Down 7.6%

The company has a 50 day moving average price of $55.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $52.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 3.32 and a quick ratio of 2.09. The stock has a market cap of $3.31 billion, a PE ratio of 50.76 and a beta of 1.66.

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.