Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC Sells 262,700 Shares of Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC lowered its position in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 37.8% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 432,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 262,700 shares during the quarter. Analog Devices accounts for about 0.8% of Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $106,142,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ADI. Quent Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 2.4% during the third quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 1,810 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $445,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Carson Advisory Inc. grew its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 3.1% in the third quarter. Carson Advisory Inc. now owns 1,441 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $354,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 2.5% in the third quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,796 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $441,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC increased its holdings in Analog Devices by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 1,274 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $313,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Analog Devices by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 13,843 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,401,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.81% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Analog Devices

In other 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 transaction of $150,730.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 12,710 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,831,556.60. The trade was a 3.79% 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 company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.07, for a total transaction of $2,750,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 155,688 shares in the company, valued at $42,825,098.16. This represents a 6.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 49,574 shares of company stock valued at $14,565,113. Company insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $373.00 price objective on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Zacks Research raised Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $270.00 target price on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Benchmark raised their price target on Analog Devices from $285.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $410.00 price target on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $366.96.

Analog Devices Stock Down 0.4%

ADI stock opened at $306.07 on Friday. Analog Devices, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $158.65 and a fifty-two week high of $363.20. The company has a market capitalization of $149.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.00. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $320.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $275.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.76.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $2.46 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.15. Analog Devices had a return on equity of 12.49% and a net margin of 23.02%.The company had revenue of $3.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.63 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, analysts forecast that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analog Devices Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $1.10 per share. This is an increase from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend 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%.

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.