MetLife Investment Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI - Free Report) by 1.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 128,845 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 2,550 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Management LLC's holdings in Analog Devices were worth $25,984,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Analog Devices by 284.4% during the 1st quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 31,050 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $6,262,000 after purchasing an additional 22,973 shares during the period. Freestone Grove Partners LP bought a new stake in Analog Devices during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $10,212,000. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Analog Devices during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $296,000. Keybank National Association OH raised its stake in Analog Devices by 85.8% during the 1st quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 27,077 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,461,000 after purchasing an additional 12,505 shares during the period. Finally, Eastern Bank raised its stake in Analog Devices by 6.0% during the 1st quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 196,677 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $39,664,000 after purchasing an additional 11,101 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.81% of the company's stock.
Insider Transactions at Analog Devices
In related news, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director owned 167,571 shares in the company, valued at $40,088,010.33. The trade was a 1.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Analog Devices Stock Performance
NASDAQ ADI opened at $252.20 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $124.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.05. 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 $234.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $217.47. Analog Devices, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $158.65 and a fifty-two week high of $257.22.
Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The semiconductor company reported $2.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.76 billion. Analog Devices had a return on equity of 10.32% and a net margin of 18.85%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 24.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.58 EPS. Analog Devices has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.120-2.320 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current year.
Analog Devices Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. Analog Devices's payout ratio is presently 101.02%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
ADI has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Analog Devices from $225.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Analog Devices from $273.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Williams Trading set a $260.00 price objective on Analog Devices in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Raymond James Financial raised Analog Devices from a "moderate buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Benchmark lifted their price objective on Analog Devices from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $273.53.
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Analog Devices Company Profile
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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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