Brett Whitmire Sells 830 Shares of Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) Stock

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 value of $50,505.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 67,141 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,085,529.85. This trade represents a 1.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Diodes Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of DIOD stock opened at $59.71 on Friday. Diodes Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $32.93 and a fifty-two week 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. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.27 and a beta of 1.66. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $53.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $52.50.

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) last released its quarterly 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). The company had revenue of $392.17 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $392.17 million. Diodes had a net margin of 4.49% and a return on equity of 2.81%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.43 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Diodes Incorporated will post 1.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Diodes

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on DIOD. 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. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of 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 report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Diodes from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Diodes has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $55.33.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diodes

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in Diodes in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $37,519,000. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in Diodes by 178,733.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 366,609 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $19,508,000 after buying an additional 366,404 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Diodes by 183.0% during the 3rd 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. Tributary Capital Management LLC grew its position in Diodes by 92.5% in the 3rd quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC now owns 646,240 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $34,386,000 after purchasing an additional 310,500 shares during the period. Finally, Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. raised its holdings in Diodes by 56.9% during the second quarter. Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. now owns 846,070 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $44,749,000 after buying an additional 306,900 shares during the last quarter. 99.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Diodes Company Profile

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.