Moors & Cabot Inc. cut its stake in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI – Free Report) by 1.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,452 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 49 shares during the quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc.’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $733,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Mainstream Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Analog Devices in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Archer Investment Corp boosted its position in shares of Analog Devices by 101.4% during the third quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 145 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the period. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in Analog Devices in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Analog Devices in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Peterson Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Analog Devices during the 3rd quarter valued at $43,000. 86.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analog Devices Stock Performance
Shares of Analog Devices stock opened at $208.75 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $103.53 billion, a PE ratio of 66.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.07. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 12 month low of $182.57 and a 12 month high of $247.10. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $218.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $220.66.
Analog Devices Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 4th will be paid a $0.99 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 4th. This is an increase from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.92. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.90%. Analog Devices’s dividend payout ratio is 126.11%.
Analog Devices announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Tuesday, February 18th that allows the company to repurchase $10.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the semiconductor company to purchase up to 9.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have recently commented on ADI. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Analog Devices from $235.00 to $220.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Analog Devices from $230.00 to $248.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $248.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Analog Devices from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their price target on Analog Devices from $270.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eighteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $255.41.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, CEO Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.12, for a total transaction of $2,091,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 64,918 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,575,652.16. This trade represents a 13.35 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.33% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Analog Devices Profile
Analog Devices, Inc designs, manufactures, tests, and markets integrated circuits (ICs), software, and subsystems products in the United States, rest of North and South America, Europe, Japan, China, and rest of Asia. The company provides data converter products, which translate real-world analog signals into digital data, as well as translates digital data into analog signals; power management and reference products for power conversion, driver monitoring, sequencing, and energy management applications in the automotive, communications, industrial, and consumer markets; and power ICs that include performance, integration, and software design simulation tools for accurate power supply designs.
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