Scientech Research LLC Takes Position in Diodes Incorporated $DIOD

Key Points

• Scientech Research LLC acquired 15,467 shares of Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD) worth approximately $668,000 in the 1st quarter.
• Institutional investors own 99.23% of Diodes' stock, with Ameriprise Financial significantly increasing its holdings by 3.4% in the fourth quarter.
• Analysts have mixed ratings on Diodes, with a consensus price target of $55.00 and one analyst rating it as a Strong Buy.

Scientech Research LLC purchased a new position in Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 15,467 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $668,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of DIOD. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in Diodes by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 170,226 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $10,498,000 after buying an additional 5,660 shares in the last quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Diodes during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $251,000. Deutsche Bank AG grew its holdings in shares of Diodes by 40.1% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 44,314 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,733,000 after purchasing an additional 12,683 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Diodes by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 25,962 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,601,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Numerai GP LLC bought a new position in shares of Diodes during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $539,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.23% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Brett R. Whitmire sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.90, for a total transaction of $111,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Emily Yang sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.36, for a total value of $56,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 59,479 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,352,236.44. The trade was a 1.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Diodes Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:DIOD traded down $1.70 on Friday, reaching $52.62. 345,665 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 418,387. Diodes Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $32.93 and a fifty-two week high of $67.40. The company's 50 day moving average is $53.31 and its 200-day moving average is $47.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.44 billion, a PE ratio of 38.41 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 data on Thursday, August 7th. The semiconductor company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.08. Diodes had a return on equity of 2.98% and a net margin of 4.59%.The company had revenue of $366.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $352.08 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.33 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Diodes has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Diodes Incorporated will post 1.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.