Inceptionr LLC Acquires New Holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI

Inceptionr LLC bought a new position in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 2,567 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $631,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Analog Devices by 39.5% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,867 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $397,000 after buying an additional 529 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Analog Devices by 36.0% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,752 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $417,000 after buying an additional 464 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC raised its position in Analog Devices by 13.3% during the second quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 10,849 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,582,000 after acquiring an additional 1,273 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Analog Devices in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,774,000. Finally, Midwest Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of Analog Devices in the second quarter valued at approximately $931,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.81% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ADI. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $350.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Analog Devices from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Analog Devices from $375.00 to $430.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 17th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price objective on Analog Devices from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Analog Devices currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $366.96.

Analog Devices Stock Down 0.3%

Analog Devices stock opened at $318.81 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 1-year low of $158.65 and a 1-year high of $363.20. The company has a market cap of $155.64 billion, a PE ratio of 58.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $318.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $274.32.

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

Analog Devices Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 3rd will be given a $1.10 dividend. This is an increase from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 3rd. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio is 80.44%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Analog Devices news, SVP Katsufumi Nakamura sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $301.46, for a total value of $150,730.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 12,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,831,556.60. This trade represents a 3.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ray Stata sold 3,125 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $279.39, for a total value of $873,093.75. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 136,321 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $38,086,724.19. The trade was a 2.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 49,574 shares of company stock worth $14,565,113. Corporate insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

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.