B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Has $20.57 Million Holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG increased its holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. by 48.6%, now owning 101,996 shares valued at approximately $20.57 million.
• Analysts have raised their price targets for Analog Devices to as high as $285.00, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" across various investment analysts.
• Analog Devices reported a strong quarterly earnings result, beating estimates with an EPS of $2.05 and a revenue of $2.88 billion, marking a year-over-year revenue increase of 24.6%.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG increased its stake in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI - Free Report) by 48.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 101,996 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 33,365 shares during the quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in Analog Devices were worth $20,570,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Analog Devices during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Menard Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Analog Devices in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Alpine Bank Wealth Management bought a new position in Analog Devices in the first quarter valued at about $27,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Analog Devices during the first quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, North Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Analog Devices during the first quarter valued at about $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.81% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Benchmark lifted their price target on Analog Devices from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Analog Devices from $215.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Analog Devices in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $285.00 price target on the stock. Zacks Research raised Analog Devices from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised Analog Devices from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $250.00 to $270.00 in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Two investment 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $273.53.

Insider Activity at Analog Devices

In other news, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $239.23, for a total transaction of $747,593.75. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 167,571 shares in the company, valued at $40,088,010.33. The trade was a 1.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 2,490 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.03, for a total value of $617,594.70. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 13,549 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,360,558.47. This represents a 15.52% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.33% of the company's stock.

Analog Devices Price Performance

Shares of ADI opened at $255.63 on Wednesday. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 52-week low of $158.65 and a 52-week high of $257.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a current ratio of 2.32. The business's 50 day moving average price is $235.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $218.07. The firm has a market cap of $125.76 billion, a PE ratio of 65.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.05.

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

Analog Devices Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.99 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Analog Devices's payout ratio is currently 101.02%.

About Analog Devices

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.

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