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Analog Devices Inc (NASDAQ: ADI) closed the day trading at $199.59 up 0.21% from the previous closing price of $199.18. In other words, the price has increased by $0.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.43 million shares were traded. ADI stock price reached its highest trading level at $202.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $195.76.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ADI, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 36.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.09. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.43 and its Current Ratio is at 1.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.19.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, The Benchmark Company on February 14, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $245.
On November 27, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $270 to $260.
On November 22, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $220.Wells Fargo initiated its Equal Weight rating on November 22, 2024, with a $220 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 01 ’25 when ROCHE VINCENT sold 10,000 shares for $200.26 per share. The transaction valued at 2,002,600 led to the insider holds 107,912 shares of the business.
ROCHE VINCENT bought 10,000 shares of ADI for $2,002,600 on Apr 01 ’25. On Mar 24 ’25, another insider, Jain Vivek, who serves as the EVP, Global Operations of the company, sold 12,684 shares for $210.00 each. As a result, the insider received 2,663,640 and left with 43,175 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ADI now has a Market Capitalization of 98991849472 and an Enterprise Value of 103686111232. As of this moment, Analog’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 63.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.78. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.104 whereas that against EBITDA is 25.221.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ADI is 0.98, which has changed by 0.039802074 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.101756096 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ADI has reached a high of $247.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $182.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.76%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ADI traded about 3.76M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ADI traded about 3232850 shares per day. A total of 495.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 494.55M. Insiders hold about 0.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.39% stake in the company. Shares short for ADI as of 1741910400 were 8502014 with a Short Ratio of 2.26, compared to 1739491200 on 7030181. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8502014 and a Short% of Float of 1.72.
Dividends & Splits
ADI’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.75, up from 3.75 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018827192The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.75. The current Payout Ratio is 110.40% for ADI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-04 with an ex-dividend date of 1741046400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-03-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
