Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI Shares Bought by Citizens & Northern Corp

Citizens & Northern Corp increased its position in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) by 30.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,288 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,172 shares during the period. Citizens & Northern Corp’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $2,519,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Analog Devices by 12.9% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 169,572 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $41,907,000 after acquiring an additional 19,383 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in Analog Devices by 684.6% during the third 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 period. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its holdings in Analog Devices by 247.3% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 350,692 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $95,802,000 after acquiring an additional 249,702 shares during the period. AE Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Analog Devices by 26.4% during the third quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 43,932 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,795,000 after acquiring an additional 9,174 shares during the period. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Analog Devices by 18.8% during the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,734 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,094,000 after acquiring an additional 3,286 shares during the period. 86.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ADI. Truist Financial increased their price target on Analog Devices from $291.00 to $364.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Analog Devices from $320.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Barclays increased their price target on Analog Devices from $375.00 to $430.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group increased their price target on Analog Devices from $400.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Analog Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $370.69.

Analog Devices Trading Up 5.9%

NASDAQ:ADI opened at $403.88 on Friday. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 1-year low of $186.73 and a 1-year high of $408.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $197.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.05. 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 stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $336.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $292.94.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $2.46 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.15. Analog Devices had a return on equity of 12.49% and a net margin of 23.02%.The firm had revenue of $3.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.63 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 30.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analog Devices has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.730-3.030 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Analog Devices, Inc. will post 11.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Analog Devices Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 3rd. This is a boost from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio is 80.44%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Analog Devices news, CAO Michael Sondel sold 4,199 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.02, for a total transaction of $1,515,922.98. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 14,740 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,321,434.80. This trade represents a 22.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $318.14, for a total value of $3,181,400.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 167,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $53,392,163.64. The trade was a 5.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 27,324 shares of company stock worth $8,758,085. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.