Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen upgraded Diodes from “buy” to “strong buy,” while the broader analyst consensus remains “Moderate Buy,” with five Buy ratings and two Hold ratings and an average price target of $130.83.
• Diodes reported quarterly EPS of $0.70, beating the $0.63 consensus estimate, while revenue reached $445.53 million and rose 21.7% year over year. Management issued third-quarter 2026 EPS guidance of $0.95–$1.15.
• The stock opened at $81.07, below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, despite strong institutional ownership of 99.23%; BlackRock and William Blair were among investors that recently established major positions.

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD - Get Free Report) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on DIOD. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Diodes in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Diodes from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Diodes from $139.00 to $133.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Needham & Company LLC assumed coverage on shares of Diodes in a report on Friday. They set a "buy" rating and a $110.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $135.00 price objective on Diodes in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Diodes presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $130.83.

Diodes Trading Down 0.7%

NASDAQ:DIOD opened at $81.07 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $92.51 and a 200-day moving average of $96.84. The stock has a market cap of $3.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.82 and a beta of 1.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 3.17. Diodes has a 1 year low of $42.28 and a 1 year high of $125.99.

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $445.53 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $436.60 million. Diodes had a net margin of 5.27% and a return on equity of 4.33%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.32 earnings per share. Diodes has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.150 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Diodes will post 3.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Diodes in the second quarter valued at approximately $803,920,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Diodes during the second quarter valued at approximately $184,153,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Diodes by 2.3% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,436,359 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $166,294,000 after acquiring an additional 53,934 shares during the last quarter. Andar Capital Management HK Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Diodes during the 2nd quarter valued at $80,000,000. Finally, Artemis Investment Management LLP boosted its position in Diodes by 28.3% during the 3rd quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP now owns 450,633 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $43,617,000 after buying an additional 99,286 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.23% of the company's stock.

Diodes Company Profile

Diodes Incorporated NASDAQ: DIOD is a semiconductor manufacturer that designs, manufactures and supplies discrete, analog, and mixed-signal semiconductor products. Its portfolio includes diodes, rectifiers, transistors, MOSFETs, power-management devices, protection products, logic components, LED drivers, and application-specific semiconductor solutions.

The company's products are used in power conversion and management, signal processing, circuit protection, lighting, automotive systems, communications equipment, and consumer and industrial electronics.

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