Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC Takes Position in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Key Points

• Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC acquired 1,725 shares of Analog Devices, Inc., valued at approximately $411,000, during the second quarter as reported in their Form 13F filing with the SEC.
• Several institutional investors, including Activest Wealth Management and RMG Wealth Management LLC, have recently increased or initiated positions in Analog Devices, highlighting a growing interest among hedge funds.
• Despite recent insider selling, analysts have maintained a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Analog Devices, with several firms raising their price targets significantly, indicating positive sentiment for the stock's future performance.

Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,725 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $411,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Activest Wealth Management raised its position in Analog Devices by 6,350.0% in the 1st quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 129 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. RMG Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Analog Devices in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Alpine Bank Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Analog Devices in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Analog Devices in the 1st quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, North Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in Analog Devices in the 1st quarter worth about $36,000. 86.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ADI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $273.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $290.00 price objective (up from $260.00) on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Analog Devices from $185.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective 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. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price objective 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $275.29.

Insider Buying and Selling at Analog Devices

In related news, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 2,490 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.03, for a total transaction of $617,594.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 13,549 shares in the company, valued at $3,360,558.47. The trade was a 15.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Edward H. Frank sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, October 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $242.74, for a total transaction of $242,740.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 5,118 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,242,343.32. This represents a 16.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 49,115 shares of company stock valued at $12,232,985. Company insiders own 0.33% of the company's stock.

Analog Devices Price Performance

Shares of ADI opened at $242.87 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $119.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.09. Analog Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $158.65 and a twelve month high of $258.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The company has a 50 day moving average of $243.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $225.78.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The semiconductor company reported $2.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.10. Analog Devices had a net margin of 18.85% and a return on equity of 10.32%. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.76 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.58 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, analysts predict that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analog Devices Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.99 per share. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. Analog Devices's payout ratio is presently 101.02%.

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.

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