Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Reduces Holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Key Points

• Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB reduced its holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. by 3.6%, selling 3,901 shares during the second quarter, leaving it with 105,565 shares worth approximately $25.1 million.
• Insiders, including Director Edward H. Frank and Ray Stata, have sold significant quantities of shares, with recent sales indicating a decrease in their ownership of the stock by 16.35% and 1.98%, respectively.
• Analog Devices recently reported a quarterly earnings per share of $2.05, surpassing estimates, and has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.120-2.320 EPS, reflecting strong growth expectations.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB lowered its position in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI - Free Report) by 3.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 105,565 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 3,901 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB's holdings in Analog Devices were worth $25,127,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ADI. Activest Wealth Management grew its position in shares of Analog Devices by 6,350.0% during the first quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 129 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. RMG Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Analog Devices during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Alpine Bank Wealth Management acquired a new position in Analog Devices in the first quarter worth $27,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Analog Devices during the first quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, North Capital Inc. bought a new stake in Analog Devices during the first quarter valued at $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.81% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Analog Devices news, Director Edward H. Frank sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $242.74, for a total value of $242,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 5,118 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,242,343.32. This represents a 16.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director directly owned 155,071 shares of the company's stock, valued at $38,290,131.32. The trade was a 1.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 52,240 shares of company stock valued at $12,980,578. Corporate insiders own 0.33% of the company's stock.

Analog Devices Stock Performance

ADI stock opened at $234.67 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $115.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.86, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $241.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $224.55. 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 quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The semiconductor company reported $2.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.76 billion. Analog Devices had a net margin of 18.85% and a return on equity of 10.32%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 24.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.58 earnings per share. 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 fiscal year.

Analog Devices Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ADI has been the subject of several recent research reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Analog Devices from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Barclays boosted their target price 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. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $215.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $275.29.

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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