Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE Takes Position in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE bought a new position in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 1,658 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $407,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Analog Devices during the second quarter worth approximately $1,803,377,000. Marshall Wace LLP grew its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 948.2% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,085,990 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $258,487,000 after purchasing an additional 982,385 shares during the last quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main increased its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 47.4% in the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 2,745,985 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $653,599,000 after buying an additional 882,909 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Analog Devices by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 50,227,231 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $11,955,086,000 after buying an additional 761,861 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in Analog Devices by 684.6% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 862,314 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $211,871,000 after acquiring an additional 752,411 shares during the last quarter. 86.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Cfra reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Analog Devices in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on Analog Devices from $330.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Truist Financial raised their price target on Analog Devices from $258.00 to $291.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, UBS Group set a $350.00 price objective on Analog Devices in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $312.04.

Trending Headlines about Analog Devices

Here are the key news stories impacting Analog Devices this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Susquehanna raised its outlook on ADI, citing an AI infrastructure boost that supports revenue momentum and increasing data-center/wireline demand — a driver for valuation re-rating. Susquehanna Sees AI Infrastructure Boost Supporting Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs lists ADI among top semiconductor picks and TD Cowen recently lifted its price target to $355, citing strong industrial positioning and gains in automated test, aerospace & defense — reinforcing buy-side conviction. Is Analog Devices (ADI) One of Goldman Sachs’ Top Semiconductor Stock Picks?
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo reiterated its Buy rating on ADI, keeping institutional support steady amid the sector rebound. Wells Fargo Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Analog Devices (ADI)
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst research (Zacks) highlights a 26% surge in ADI’s communications segment in FY25, driven by wireline growth tied to AI data centers — a near-term revenue and margin tailwind. ADI’s Communications Segment Surges 26% in FY25: What’s Next?
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage notes ADI’s push into grid intelligence (smart grid/energy management) as strategic product expansion, but flags growing governance and valuation questions that could limit multiple expansion if concerns persist. Analog Devices Pushes Grid Intelligence While Governance And Valuation Questions Grow
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data is noisy/insignificant in recent feeds (data anomalies), so it currently offers limited signal on near-term pressure.

Analog Devices Price Performance

Shares of ADI opened at $318.70 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $155.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.03. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 1 year low of $158.65 and a 1 year high of $319.26. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $282.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $253.90. The company has a current ratio of 2.19, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The semiconductor company reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.22 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $3.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.02 billion. Analog Devices had a net margin of 20.58% and a return on equity of 11.23%. Analog Devices’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.67 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current year.

Analog Devices Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 8th were issued a $0.99 dividend. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 8th. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio is 86.84%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Analog Devices

In related news, CEO Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.07, for a total value of $2,750,700.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 155,688 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,825,098.16. The trade was a 6.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.27, for a total transaction of $928,968.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 130,071 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $38,666,206.17. The trade was a 2.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 53,544 shares of company stock valued at $14,328,561 over the last quarter. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analog Devices Company 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.