Positive sentiment towards ADI reflected in decline in short interest

Samantha Gray

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Analog Devices Inc shares valued at $928,965 were sold by STATA RAY on Jan 13 ’26. At $297.27 per share, STATA RAY sold 3,125 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 130,071 shares worth approximately $39.67 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, STATA RAY sold 3,125 shares, netting a total of over 923,789 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $295.61 each, the insider now holds 126,946 shares.

Before that, Nakamura Katsufumi had sold 500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $150,732, the SVP, Chief Customer Officer traded Analog Devices Inc shares for $301.46 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 500 shares, worth approximately $3.88 million.

As published in a research note from Wells Fargo on January 15, 2026, Analog Devices Inc [ADI] has been rated up from an Equal weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $340. Analysts at BNP Paribas Exane started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of July 21, 2025, Seaport Research Partners has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” for ADI. Earlier on July 10, 2025, Goldman initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for ADI stock.

Analyzing ADI Stock Performance

On last trading session, Analog Devices Inc [NASDAQ: ADI] rose 3.15% to $304.97. The stock’s lowest price that day was $298.4, but it reached a high of $308.15 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.96%. Over the course of the year, Analog Devices Inc shares have jumped approximately 39.15%.

Is Analog Devices Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Analog Devices Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.37 million shares to 10.15 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 10.53 million shares. A decline of -3.66% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.82 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.82.

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In terms of Analog Devices Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 307 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.83% from the previous closing price of $295.67. Analysts anticipate Analog Devices Inc stock to reach 375 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 270. In spite of this, 21 analysts ranked Analog Devices Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On June 18, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $270.

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