UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Key Points

• UBS Asset Management increased its holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. by 1.9% during Q1, now owning approximately 3.4 million shares valued at $685 million.
• Insider sales by Analog Devices executives included 12,500 shares sold by SVP Martin Cotter and 20,000 shares sold by CEO Vincent Roche, indicating a decrease in their respective ownership stakes.
• Analog Devices has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.99 per share, with an annualized yield of 1.6%, reflecting a payout ratio of 101.02%.

UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI - Free Report) by 1.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,397,181 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 63,566 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC owned approximately 0.68% of Analog Devices worth $685,109,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Woodline Partners LP bought a new stake in Analog Devices in the 1st quarter worth about $32,580,000. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI grew its position in Analog Devices by 26.1% in the 1st quarter. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI now owns 190,351 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $38,388,000 after purchasing an additional 39,393 shares in the last quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. grew its position in Analog Devices by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 6,042 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,254,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in Analog Devices by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 44,639 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $9,002,000 after purchasing an additional 1,312 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MBB Public Markets I LLC bought a new stake in Analog Devices in the 1st quarter worth about $310,000. 86.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Analog Devices news, CEO Vincent Roche sold 20,000 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.29, for a total transaction of $5,085,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 23,515 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,979,629.35. The trade was a 45.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Martin Cotter sold 12,500 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.25, for a total value of $3,078,125.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 63,048 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,525,570. The trade was a 16.55% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 38,115 shares of company stock worth $9,529,113 over the last quarter. 0.33% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analog Devices Stock Performance

Analog Devices stock traded down $3.03 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $245.21. The stock had a trading volume of 2,109,962 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,573,982. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 12 month low of $158.65 and a 12 month high of $258.13. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $238.98 and its 200 day moving average price is $220.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $120.63 billion, a PE ratio of 62.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.08. 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 posted 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. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.76 billion. Analog Devices had a return on equity of 10.32% and a net margin of 18.85%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 24.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.58 EPS. Analog Devices has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.120-2.320 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analog Devices Announces Dividend

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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. Analog Devices's payout ratio is presently 101.02%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on ADI shares. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Analog Devices from $280.00 to $303.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Zacks Research raised shares of Analog Devices from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Analog Devices from a "moderate buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Analog Devices from $200.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 23rd. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on Analog Devices from $285.00 to $280.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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.