ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Acquires 2,345 Shares of Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. lifted its holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 17.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,744 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,345 shares during the quarter. ABN AMRO Bank N.V.’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $4,290,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of ADI. Income Insurance Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Analog Devices during the 4th quarter valued at about $401,000. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 12.0% during the 4th quarter. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp now owns 8,405 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,280,000 after buying an additional 899 shares during the period. Advisor OS LLC boosted its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 42.9% in the 4th quarter. Advisor OS LLC now owns 2,605 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $707,000 after buying an additional 782 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 64.7% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 10,679 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,896,000 after acquiring an additional 4,197 shares during the period. Finally, F m Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Analog Devices during the fourth quarter valued at $241,000. 86.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on ADI. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Analog Devices from $250.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Arete Research raised shares of Analog Devices from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $389.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $387.00 price objective on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $410.00 target price on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Analog Devices presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $370.69.

Insider Buying and Selling at Analog Devices

In other Analog Devices news, CAO Michael Sondel sold 4,199 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.02, for a total value of $1,515,922.98. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 14,740 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,321,434.80. This represents a 22.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $397.91, for a total value of $3,979,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 187,538 shares in the company, valued at approximately $74,623,245.58. This represents a 5.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 24,199 shares of company stock worth $8,676,423 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Analog Devices Stock Up 1.5%

ADI stock opened at $422.73 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $347.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $305.32. The stock has a market cap of $206.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.28, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Analog Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $206.00 and a twelve month high of $422.88.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $2.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.31 by $0.15. Analog Devices had a net margin of 23.02% and a return on equity of 12.49%. The company had revenue of $3.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.63 EPS. The firm’s quarterly 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 11.35 EPS for the current year.

Analog Devices Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $1.10 per share. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 3rd. This is a positive change from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. Analog Devices’s payout ratio is 80.44%.

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.