Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd Makes New Investment in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Key Points

• Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd acquired a new position in Analog Devices, purchasing 3,408 shares valued at approximately $811,000 during the second quarter.
• Several institutional investors have increased their holdings in Analog Devices, with institutional ownership reaching 86.81% of the company's stock.
• Analog Devices reported $2.05 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding expectations and driving a revenue increase of 24.6% year-over-year.

Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd acquired a new position in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 3,408 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $811,000.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft grew its position in Analog Devices by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft now owns 1,156 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $270,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Bennett Associates Wealth Management raised its stake in Analog Devices by 2.9% in the second quarter. Bennett Associates Wealth Management now owns 1,624 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $387,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. EFG Asset Management North America Corp. raised its stake in Analog Devices by 0.3% in the first quarter. EFG Asset Management North America Corp. now owns 14,209 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,866,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC raised its stake in Analog Devices by 1.8% in the second quarter. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC now owns 2,623 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $624,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Regatta Capital Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 4.5% in the second quarter. Regatta Capital Group LLC now owns 1,124 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $268,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.81% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Martin Cotter sold 12,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.25, for a total value of $3,078,125.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 63,048 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $15,525,570. This trade represents a 16.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 2,490 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 13,549 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,360,558.47. This represents a 15.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 52,240 shares of company stock worth $12,980,578. Corporate insiders own 0.33% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on ADI shares. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Analog Devices from $273.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. UBS Group decreased their target price on Analog Devices from $285.00 to $280.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Benchmark lifted their price objective on Analog Devices from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $290.00 price objective (up previously from $260.00) on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Analog Devices from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $275.29.

Analog Devices Trading Down 5.3%

NASDAQ:ADI opened at $225.32 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.32, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $241.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $224.21. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 12-month low of $158.65 and a 12-month high of $258.13. The firm has a market cap of $110.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.48, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.09.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.76 billion. Analog Devices had a return on equity of 10.32% and a net margin of 18.85%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 24.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.58 EPS. Analog Devices has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.120-2.320 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 EPS for the current year.

Analog Devices Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a $0.99 dividend. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. Analog Devices's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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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