Albar Capital Partners LLP Takes Position in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Key Points

• Albar Capital Partners LLP acquired 72,019 shares of Analog Devices, valued at approximately $14.5 million, making it the firm's 6th largest position.
• In the last quarter, insiders sold a total of 25,615 shares of Analog Devices stock, reflecting significant reductions in their positions.
• Analog Devices announced a quarterly dividend of $0.99 per share, offering a 1.6% yield amidst strong earnings growth, with a projected EPS guidance of 2.120-2.320 for Q4 2025.

Albar Capital Partners LLP bought a new stake in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 72,019 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $14,524,000. Analog Devices comprises about 6.6% of Albar Capital Partners LLP's investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vident Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 15.0% in the 1st quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 79,303 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $15,993,000 after purchasing an additional 10,342 shares during the last quarter. Magnetar Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Analog Devices in the 1st quarter valued at about $11,214,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board boosted its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 19.1% in the 1st quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 1,196,224 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $241,242,000 after purchasing an additional 192,098 shares during the last quarter. GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. bought a new position in shares of Analog Devices in the 1st quarter valued at about $248,000. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Analog Devices in the 1st quarter valued at about $122,000. Institutional investors own 86.81% of the company's stock.

Analog Devices Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:ADI traded down $2.94 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $251.31. The stock had a trading volume of 3,598,994 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,942,367. The company has a current ratio of 2.32, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The firm has a market cap of $123.63 billion, a PE ratio of 64.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.08. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $237.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $219.17. Analog Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $158.65 and a twelve month high of $258.13.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The semiconductor company reported $2.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.76 billion. Analog Devices had a net margin of 18.85% and a return on equity of 10.32%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 24.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.58 EPS. Analog Devices has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.120-2.320 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analog Devices Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.99 per share. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. Analog Devices's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 101.02%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Analog Devices news, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $239.23, for a total transaction of $747,593.75. Following the sale, the director directly owned 167,571 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,088,010.33. This trade represents a 1.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 2,490 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.03, for a total transaction of $617,594.70. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 13,549 shares in the company, valued at $3,360,558.47. This trade represents a 15.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 25,615 shares of company stock worth $6,450,988. Company insiders own 0.33% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Analog Devices from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of Analog Devices to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. KGI Securities began coverage on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. They issued a "buy" rating on the stock. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Analog Devices has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $273.53.

Analog Devices 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.