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Analog Devices Slides as Investors Appear to Take Profits Amid a Broader Rate-Sensitive Chip Pullback

Analog Devices (ADI) is down 3.6% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver appears to be a mix of profit-taking and broader pressure on rate-sensitive semiconductor names rather than a fresh company-specific negative surprise. ADI posted strong quarterly results on August 19 and gave a record fourth-quarter revenue outlook, so today’s decline could be because investors are rotating out of chip stocks as interest-rate concerns resurfaced.

Details:

  • Analog Devices reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 revenue of $4.02 billion, saying growth was led by its data center and industrial businesses.
  • The company guided for fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 revenue of about $4.3 billion, plus or minus $100 million, which it described as a record outlook.
  • Recent company filings and investor-relations updates do not show a new negative operating update tied specifically to today’s move, making a macro or sector explanation more likely.
  • Markets turned more cautious as investors weighed the possibility of tighter monetary policy, a backdrop that can pressure richly valued technology and semiconductor shares.
  • Sources:

    Analog Devices Investor Relations, SEC, AP News

    Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

    $ADI Insider Trading Activity

    ADI Insider Trades

    $ADI insiders have traded $ADI stock on the open market 81 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 81 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ADI stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

    • VINCENT ROCHE (Chair & CEO) has made 0 purchases and 10 sales selling 120,000 shares for an estimated $46,588,905.
    • RAY STATA has made 0 purchases and 68 sales selling 14,556 shares for an estimated $5,124,759.
    • RICHARD C JR PUCCIO (EVP and CFO) sold 2,683 shares for an estimated $1,004,944
    • KAREN GOLZ has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 2,000 shares for an estimated $801,780.

    To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

    $ADI Hedge Fund Activity

    We have seen 1,168 institutional investors add shares of $ADI stock to their portfolio, and 1,012 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

    Here are some of the largest recent moves:

    To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

    $ADI Congressional Stock Trading

    Members of Congress have traded $ADI stock 9 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ADI stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

    To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.

    $ADI Analyst Ratings

    Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $ADI in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

    Here are some recent analyst ratings:

    • Needham issued a "Buy" rating on 05/21/2026

    To track analyst ratings and price targets for $ADI, check out Quiver Quantitative's $ADI forecast page.

    $ADI Price Targets

    Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $ADI recently. We have seen 16 analysts offer price targets for $ADI in the last 6 months, with a median target of $460.0.

    Here are some recent targets:

    • C.J. Muse from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $550.0 on 06/29/2026
    • Tore Svanberg from Stifel set a target price of $498.0 on 06/24/2026
    • Harlan Sur from JP Morgan set a target price of $450.0 on 05/26/2026
    • John Vinh from Keybanc set a target price of $500.0 on 05/21/2026
    • William Stein from Truist Securities set a target price of $405.0 on 05/21/2026
    • Atif Malik from Citigroup set a target price of $460.0 on 05/21/2026
    • Mark Lipacis from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $474.0 on 05/21/2026

    This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.

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