21,546 Shares in Diodes Incorporated $DIOD Acquired by Caxton Associates LLP

Key Points

• Caxton Associates LLP has taken a new position in Diodes Incorporated, acquiring 21,546 shares valued at approximately $930,000 during the first quarter.
• Multiple hedge funds have increased their stakes in Diodes, with Goldman Sachs growing its holdings by 13.8%, bringing its total to 391,005 shares worth about $16.88 million.
• Analysts have varied opinions on Diodes, with one upgrade from a "hold" to a "buy" rating and a revised price target of $62.00 reflected in recent reports.

Caxton Associates LLP 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 and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 21,546 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $930,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of DIOD. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in shares of Diodes by 170.1% in the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 597 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 376 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Diodes during the 1st quarter valued at about $70,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in Diodes during the first quarter valued at about $154,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Diodes in the first quarter worth $212,000. Finally, Integrated Investment Consultants LLC purchased a new stake in Diodes in the 1st quarter worth approximately $227,000. Institutional investors own 99.23% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Brett R. Whitmire sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.90, for a total transaction of $111,800.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 48,777 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,726,634.30. This trade 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 the SEC website. Also, SVP Emily Yang sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.36, for a total value of $56,360.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 59,479 shares in the company, valued at $3,352,236.44. This represents 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 Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DIOD traded up $0.34 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $54.60. 496,336 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 421,007. The stock has a market cap of $2.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.85 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 firm's fifty day simple moving average is $53.25 and its 200 day simple moving average 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The semiconductor company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $352.08 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.33 EPS. Diodes's revenue was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Diodes has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Diodes Incorporated will post 1.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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