Scientech Research LLC Makes New $954,000 Investment in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Scientech Research LLC acquired a new position in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 4,731 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $954,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of 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 last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Analog Devices by 25,460.1% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211,715 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $446,037,000 after purchasing an additional 2,203,062 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Analog Devices in the 1st quarter valued at about $351,943,000. Amundi boosted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 29.2% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 3,892,848 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $785,071,000 after acquiring an additional 880,636 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in Analog Devices by 25.1% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 3,333,615 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $708,260,000 after buying an additional 668,023 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.81% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Analog Devices

In related news, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 2,490 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.03, for a total value of $617,594.70. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 13,549 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,360,558.47. This trade represents a 15.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, 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 sale, the director owned 167,571 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,088,010.33. The trade was a 1.83% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 38,115 shares of company stock valued at $9,529,113 in the last three months. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analog Devices Stock Performance

Shares of Analog Devices stock traded down $2.71 on Friday, reaching $245.53. 966,597 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,906,015. 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 company's 50-day moving average is $238.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $220.41. The firm has a market cap of $120.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.08. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 1-year low of $158.65 and a 1-year high of $258.13.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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 company 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 company'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, research analysts expect that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analog Devices Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.99 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Analog Devices's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 101.02%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ADI has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded Analog Devices from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Analog Devices in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $285.00 price target for the company. TD Cowen increased their target price on Analog Devices from $200.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 23rd. Cfra Research lowered shares of Analog Devices from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on Analog Devices from $285.00 to $280.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $273.53.

About Analog Devices

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.