Bayforest Capital Ltd Makes New $260,000 Investment in Diodes Incorporated $DIOD

Key Points

• Bayforest Capital Ltd has invested approximately $260,000 in Diodes Incorporated by acquiring 6,029 shares in the 1st quarter of the year.
• Diodes' stock has recently increased by 3.4%, with a current trading price of $54.32, alongside a market capitalization of $2.52 billion.
• Wall Street analysts have varying ratings for Diodes, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a target price averaging around $55.00.

Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 6,029 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $260,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Diodes by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 230,728 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,961,000 after purchasing an additional 5,931 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Diodes by 19.7% in the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 18,768 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $810,000 after acquiring an additional 3,092 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Diodes by 4,211.7% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 35,313 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,524,000 after acquiring an additional 34,494 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Diodes in the 1st quarter worth approximately $952,000. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Diodes by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,290 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $272,000 after acquiring an additional 323 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.23% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Emily Yang sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 59,479 shares in the company, valued at $3,352,236.44. The trade was a 1.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Brett R. Whitmire sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.90, for a total value of $111,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 48,777 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,726,634.30. The trade was a 3.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Diodes Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ DIOD traded up $0.49 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $55.09. 47,949 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 503,267. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.29 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a current ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company's 50 day moving average price is $53.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $47.99. Diodes Incorporated has a 12 month low of $32.93 and a 12 month high of $67.40.

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The semiconductor company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $366.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $352.08 million. Diodes had a return on equity of 2.98% and a net margin of 4.59%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.33 EPS. Diodes has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Diodes Incorporated will post 1.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.