Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) Shares Gap Up After Earnings Beat

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD)’s stock price gapped up prior to trading on Wednesday after the company announced better than expected quarterly earnings. The stock had previously closed at $61.70, but opened at $72.04. Diodes shares last traded at $78.5040, with a volume of 348,272 shares.

The semiconductor company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $391.58 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $380.03 million. Diodes had a return on equity of 2.95% and a net margin of 4.46%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.27 EPS.

More Diodes News

Here are the key news stories impacting Diodes this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and outlook: Diodes reported better‑than‑expected revenue and EBITDA dynamics and gave strong Q1 guidance plus a new three‑year target framework — the package is credited with the >25% rally. Diodes Shares Climb as AI, Automotive Growth Boosts 4Q, Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness: Benchmark raised its price target to $80 and kept a Buy rating; Robert W. Baird reiterated a Buy with an $80 target — supports upside expectations tied to AI and automotive end markets. Benchmark price target raise Baird maintains Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Technical signal: Diodes cleared a key RS benchmark (90+), which can attract momentum/quant funds and technical traders. Diodes clears key benchmark, hitting 90-plus RS rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call and analysis: Transcripts and slide decks are available; commentary highlights both growth opportunities (AI, automotive) and margin/operational pressures — useful for modeling but mixed in tone. Diodes 2025 Q4 presentation Q4 earnings call transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Media/analysis coverage: Multiple outlets (The Motley Fool, AAII, Yahoo) explain the rally and try to parse whether the move is sustainable; helpful context but not new fundamental data. Why Diodes Stock Is Skyrocketing Today
• Negative Sentiment: Cautious analyst view: Truist raised its target to $67 but assigned a Hold — a signal some investors see as cautionary versus the more bullish firms. Benzinga note on Truist
• Negative Sentiment: Odd short‑interest reporting: Market data entries show anomalous “0 shares” / NaN changes for Feb short interest — likely a reporting quirk rather than meaningful short‑covering, but it creates short‑interest data uncertainty. (No external article.)

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DIOD has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Diodes from $54.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Zacks Research raised shares of Diodes from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Diodes from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Benchmark upped their price target on Diodes from $62.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Diodes from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Diodes has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $65.67.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Emily Yang sold 950 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.85, for a total transaction of $57,807.50. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 74,032 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,504,847.20. This trade represents a 1.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Brett R. Whitmire sold 830 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.85, for a total transaction of $50,505.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 67,141 shares in the company, valued at $4,085,529.85. This trade represents a 1.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 5,205 shares of company stock worth $315,853 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diodes

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Diodes by 12.4% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,028 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $260,000 after buying an additional 663 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in Diodes by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 27,148 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,172,000 after acquiring an additional 1,186 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in Diodes by 13.8% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 391,005 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $16,880,000 after acquiring an additional 47,500 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP purchased a new stake in Diodes during the first quarter valued at about $559,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in Diodes by 6.8% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 104,719 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,521,000 after purchasing an additional 6,708 shares during the period. 99.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Diodes Price Performance

The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $55.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $52.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 3.32 and a quick ratio of 2.09. The stock has a market cap of $3.31 billion, a PE ratio of 50.76 and a beta of 1.66.

About Diodes

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ: DIOD) is a global manufacturer and supplier of high‐performance discrete, logic, analog and mixed‐signal semiconductor products. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, the company designs and develops a broad range of discrete components, standard logic functions, power management circuits, interface products and array products. Its portfolio includes rectifiers, MOSFETs, general‐purpose diodes, voltage regulators, comparators, buffers and other building blocks for electronic systems.

Diodes Incorporated serves a variety of end markets such as automotive, computing, communications, consumer electronics, industrial and lighting.