Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) Stock Price Down 3.8% - What's Next?

Key Points

• Diodes Incorporated's shares fell by 3.8%, trading at $54.39 after closing at $56.55, with trading volume down 85% from the average.
• Analyst ratings for Diodes vary, with one "Strong Buy," two "Buy," one "Hold," and one "Sell," while the average target price is $55.00.
• The semiconductor company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, while revenue increased 14.5% year-over-year.

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD - Get Free Report)'s share price traded down 3.8% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $54.61 and last traded at $54.39. 76,094 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 85% from the average session volume of 502,497 shares. The stock had previously closed at $56.55.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DIOD has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Zacks Research raised Diodes to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and issued a $62.00 target price (up previously from $55.00) on shares of Diodes in a report on Friday, June 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Diodes from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, August 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Diodes has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $55.00.

Diodes Stock Up 1.9%

The business has a 50-day moving average of $53.09 and a 200 day moving average of $48.12. The company has a market capitalization of $2.55 billion, a PE ratio of 44.58 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 3.33 and a quick ratio of 2.04.

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The semiconductor company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $366.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $352.08 million. Diodes had a return on equity of 2.98% and a net margin of 4.59%.The firm's revenue was up 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.33 earnings per share. Diodes has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Diodes Incorporated will post 1.82 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Diodes

In related news, CFO Brett R. Whitmire sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.90, for a total transaction of $111,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 48,777 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,726,634.30. This represents a 3.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Emily Yang sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.36, for a total transaction of $56,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 59,479 shares in the company, valued at $3,352,236.44. This trade represents a 1.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 2.30% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Diodes by 2.6% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 230,728 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,961,000 after buying an additional 5,931 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Diodes by 19.7% in the first quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 18,768 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $810,000 after purchasing an additional 3,092 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Diodes by 4,211.7% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 35,313 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,524,000 after purchasing an additional 34,494 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Diodes in the 1st quarter worth $952,000. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Diodes by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,290 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $272,000 after buying an additional 323 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.23% of the company's stock.

Diodes Company Profile

Diodes Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies application-specific standard products in the broad discrete, logic, analog, and mixed-signal semiconductor markets worldwide. The company offers discrete semiconductor products, such as MOSFETs, SiC MOSFETs; data line protection, power line protection, thyristers, USB Type-C protection, and transient voltage suppressors; Schottky, small signal switching, Zener, and SiC diodes; bridges, super barrier, Schottky, Schottky bridge, and fast/ultra-fast rectifiers; and bipolar, avalanche, gate driver, and pre-bias transistors.