Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Analog Devices, Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from 27 analysts, with an average price target of $275.29.
• The company reported earnings of $2.05 per share for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, and its revenue rose to $2.88 billion, up 24.6% year-over-year.
• Analog Devices recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.99, resulting in an annualized dividend yield of 1.7%, despite a high payout ratio of 101.02%.

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI - Get Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the twenty-seven analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $275.2941.

Several analysts have recently issued reports on ADI shares. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $273.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $248.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st.

Analog Devices Stock Down 0.0%

Analog Devices stock opened at $237.88 on Friday. Analog Devices has a twelve month low of $158.65 and a twelve month high of $258.13. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $241.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $224.03. The company has a market capitalization of $117.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The semiconductor company reported $2.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.95 by $0.10. Analog Devices had a net margin of 18.85% and a return on equity of 10.32%. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.76 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.58 EPS. The company's revenue was up 24.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analog Devices has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.120-2.320 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Analog Devices will post 7.14 EPS for the current year.

Analog Devices Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a $0.99 dividend. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. Analog Devices's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 101.02%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total value of $771,625.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 155,071 shares in the company, valued at approximately $38,290,131.32. This trade represents a 1.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Martin Cotter sold 12,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.25, for a total transaction of $3,078,125.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 63,048 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,525,570. This trade represents a 16.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 52,240 shares of company stock valued at $12,980,578 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.33% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new stake in Analog Devices in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. RMG Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Analog Devices in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Activest Wealth Management lifted its position in Analog Devices by 6,350.0% in the 1st quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 129 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management bought a new stake in Analog Devices in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Analog Devices in the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. 86.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analog Devices Company Profile

Analog Devices, Inc designs, manufactures, tests, and markets integrated circuits (ICs), software, and subsystems products in the United States, rest of North and South America, Europe, Japan, China, and rest of Asia. The company provides data converter products, which translate real-world analog signals into digital data, as well as translates digital data into analog signals; power management and reference products for power conversion, driver monitoring, sequencing, and energy management applications in the automotive, communications, industrial, and consumer markets; and power ICs that include performance, integration, and software design simulation tools for accurate power supply designs.

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