Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Sells Off Shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI)

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (Republican-West Virginia) recently sold shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI). In a filing disclosed on March 04th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Analog Devices stock on February 10th.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) on 2/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) on 2/20/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) on 2/10/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) on 2/9/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) on 1/28/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 12/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 12/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 12/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Kellanova (NYSE:K) on 12/11/2025.

Analog Devices Price Performance

Shares of Analog Devices stock opened at $315.81 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $154.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.00. Analog Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $158.65 and a twelve month high of $363.20. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $316.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $272.85.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $2.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.15. Analog Devices had a net margin of 23.02% and a return on equity of 12.49%. The firm had revenue of $3.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.63 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 30.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analog Devices has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.730-3.030 EPS. Analysts forecast that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 EPS for the current year.

Analog Devices Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $1.10 per share. This is a positive change from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 3rd. Analog Devices’s payout ratio is 80.44%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ADI. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Analog Devices from $250.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $373.00 price objective on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird set a $365.00 target price on Analog Devices in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings cut Analog Devices from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Benchmark boosted their price target on Analog Devices from $285.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Analog Devices currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $366.96.

Insider Activity at Analog Devices

In related news, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $301.46, for a total value of $150,730.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 12,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,831,556.60. The trade was a 3.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Michael Sondel sold 8,169 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $278.03, for a total value of $2,271,227.07. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 18,913 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,258,381.39. The trade was a 30.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 57,743 shares of company stock valued at $16,836,340 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Analog Devices

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in Analog Devices in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Banque Transatlantique SA bought a new stake in Analog Devices during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Analog Devices in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd acquired a new position in Analog Devices in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Clayton Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Analog Devices during the third quarter valued at $31,000. 86.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Senator Capito

Shelley Moore Capito (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from West Virginia. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Capito (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Capito was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first female U.S. Senator in the state’s history. Prior to serving in the Senate, Capito was a member of the West Virginia House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015. At the start of the 116th Congress, Capito was a member of the U.S. Senate committees on Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works, and Rules and Administration. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Capito is a more moderate right of center Republican Party vote. As a result, she may break with the Republican Party line more than her fellow members. Capito earned her bachelor’s degree from Duke University. After earning her M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, Capito was a college counselor and then director of an educational information center. She was the only Republican in the West Virginia congressional delegation until the 2010 elections and is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. Capito is a former chairwoman of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, as well as a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus. After an explosion responsible for the death of 29 coal workers, Capito founded the Congressional Coal Caucus. Prior to her election to the U.S. House, Capito served in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

Analog Devices Company Profile

Analog Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: ADI) is a multinational semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing integrated circuits. Founded in 1965 by Ray Stata and Matthew Lorber, the company has grown into a leading supplier of components that convert, condition and process real-world signals for electronic systems. Analog Devices is headquartered in Massachusetts and serves customers around the world across multiple end markets.

The company’s product lineup includes data converters (ADCs and DACs), amplifiers, power management ICs, radio-frequency (RF) and microwave components, sensors and MEMS devices, signal chain and isolation products, timing and clocking solutions, and embedded processors and software for system-level design.