Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX reduced its stake in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI – Free Report) by 6.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,134 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 155 shares during the period. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $453,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. grew its holdings in Analog Devices by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. now owns 9,296 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,975,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Portland Global Advisors LLC grew its stake in Analog Devices by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Portland Global Advisors LLC now owns 4,014 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $853,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. NTV Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Analog Devices by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. NTV Asset Management LLC now owns 2,063 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $438,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. West Oak Capital LLC lifted its stake in Analog Devices by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. West Oak Capital LLC now owns 12,509 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,658,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Finally, Cassady Schiller Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Analog Devices by 63.2% during the 4th quarter. Cassady Schiller Wealth Management LLC now owns 142 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. 86.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analog Devices Trading Down 9.3 %
Shares of NASDAQ ADI opened at $178.36 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $88.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.93 and a quick ratio of 1.43. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 1 year low of $158.65 and a 1 year high of $247.10. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $209.43 and a 200 day moving average of $216.37.
Analog Devices Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 4th were paid a dividend of $0.99 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 4th. This is a positive change from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.92. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.22%. Analog Devices’s payout ratio is currently 126.11%.
Analog Devices announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $10.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the semiconductor company to reacquire up to 9.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
ADI has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Analog Devices from $250.00 to $210.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Lake Street Capital assumed coverage on Analog Devices in a research note on Friday, February 14th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. UBS Group increased their price target on Analog Devices from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their target price on Analog Devices from $230.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eighteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Analog Devices has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $255.41.
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Insider Activity
In other news, CFO Richard C. Puccio, Jr. sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.19, for a total value of $836,760.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 49,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,441,928.04. This trade represents a 7.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Vivek Jain sold 12,684 shares of Analog Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.00, for a total transaction of $2,663,640.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 43,175 shares in the company, valued at $9,066,750. This represents a 22.71 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 26,684 shares of company stock valued at $5,591,600 in the last ninety days. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Analog Devices Company 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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