Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Grows Position in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH raised its stake in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 233,417 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,482 shares during the period. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $63,303,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ADI. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Analog Devices by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,088 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $295,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc grew its position in Analog Devices by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc now owns 1,372 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $372,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC grew its position in Analog Devices by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 1,810 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $445,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Carson Advisory Inc. increased its stake in Analog Devices by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Carson Advisory Inc. now owns 1,441 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $354,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Analog Devices by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,796 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $441,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. 86.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Analog Devices

In other news, SVP Martin Cotter sold 10,000 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $278.44, for a total value of $2,784,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 49,664 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,828,444.16. The trade was a 16.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $317.30, for a total value of $991,562.50. Following the sale, the director owned 123,821 shares in the company, valued at approximately $39,288,403.30. The trade was a 2.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 41,449 shares of company stock valued at $12,336,069. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on ADI shares. Susquehanna boosted their target price on Analog Devices from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Analog Devices from $400.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $410.00 price objective on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Analog Devices in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Analog Devices has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $366.96.

Analog Devices Price Performance

ADI opened at $313.42 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $153.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.30, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $323.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $279.17. Analog Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $158.65 and a twelve month high of $363.20.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $2.46 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $3.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.10 billion. Analog Devices had a net margin of 23.02% and a return on equity of 12.49%. Analog Devices’s revenue was up 30.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.63 EPS. Analog Devices has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.730-3.030 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 EPS for the current year.

Analog Devices Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $1.10 per share. This is an increase from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 3rd. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 80.44%.

Analog Devices Profile

Analog Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: ADI) is a multinational semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing integrated circuits. Founded in 1965 by Ray Stata and Matthew Lorber, the company has grown into a leading supplier of components that convert, condition and process real-world signals for electronic systems. Analog Devices is headquartered in Massachusetts and serves customers around the world across multiple end markets.

The company’s product lineup includes data converters (ADCs and DACs), amplifiers, power management ICs, radio-frequency (RF) and microwave components, sensors and MEMS devices, signal chain and isolation products, timing and clocking solutions, and embedded processors and software for system-level design.