S Bank Fund Management Ltd Makes New $2.16 Million Investment in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Key Points

• S Bank Fund Management Ltd made a new investment of approximately $2.16 million in Analog Devices, Inc., acquiring 9,062 shares during the second quarter.
• Several institutional investors have increased their positions in Analog Devices, including Price T Rowe Associates, which raised its stake by 26.7%, now owning shares worth over $2.3 billion.
• Analog Devices reported $2.05 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, and provided Q4 2025 earnings guidance of $2.120-2.320 EPS.

S Bank Fund Management Ltd purchased a new position in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 9,062 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $2,157,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ADI. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in Analog Devices by 26.7% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 11,425,084 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,304,098,000 after acquiring an additional 2,407,460 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Analog Devices in the first quarter worth approximately $351,943,000. Amundi raised its position in Analog Devices by 29.2% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 3,892,848 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $785,071,000 after acquiring an additional 880,636 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its position in Analog Devices by 229.6% in the first quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 796,824 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $160,695,000 after acquiring an additional 555,065 shares during the period. Finally, Voya Investment Management LLC raised its position in Analog Devices by 211.9% in the first quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 745,251 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $150,295,000 after acquiring an additional 506,314 shares during the period. 86.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Analog Devices

In other Analog Devices news, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total transaction of $771,625.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 155,071 shares in the company, valued at $38,290,131.32. This trade represents a 1.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Edward H. Frank sold 1,000 shares of the 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 trade represents a 16.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 49,115 shares of company stock valued at $12,232,985 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.33% of the company's stock.

Analog Devices Stock Performance

ADI opened at $238.15 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $117.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.75, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a fifty day moving average of $242.55 and a 200 day moving average of $224.72. Analog Devices, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $158.65 and a fifty-two week high of $258.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a current ratio of 2.32.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI - Get Free Report) last posted 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 company had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.76 billion. Analog Devices had a net margin of 18.85% and a return on equity of 10.32%. Analog Devices's quarterly revenue was up 24.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.58 earnings per share. Analog Devices has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.120-2.320 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analog Devices Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.99 per share. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. Analog Devices's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 101.02%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ADI has been the topic of several recent research reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Analog Devices from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on shares of Analog Devices from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Analog Devices from a "moderate buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Benchmark increased their price objective on shares of Analog Devices from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Analog Devices currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $275.29.

Analog Devices Company 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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