Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI Shares Purchased by Mufg Securities Americas Inc.

Mufg Securities Americas Inc. increased its stake in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 21.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,382 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,390 shares during the quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc.’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $3,288,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new position in shares of Analog Devices during the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. Clayton Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Analog Devices during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Analog Devices during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA lifted its position in shares of Analog Devices by 92.9% in the third quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 135 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valley Wealth Managers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Analog Devices in the third quarter worth approximately $38,000. 86.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Analog Devices

In other news, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 12,710 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,831,556.60. This represents a 3.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $317.30, for a total transaction of $991,562.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 123,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $39,288,403.30. This trade represents a 2.46% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 53,544 shares of company stock worth $15,320,417 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Analog Devices Stock Performance

Analog Devices stock opened at $355.15 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $303.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $266.21. The stock has a market cap of $173.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 1-year low of $158.65 and a 1-year high of $358.00.

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

Analog Devices Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 3rd. This is a positive change from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio is 72.39%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on ADI. Needham & Company LLC raised Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $291.00 to $364.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $270.00 price target on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $320.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Benchmark increased their price objective on shares of Analog Devices from $285.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Three investment 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $366.96.

Analog Devices 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.