New York, Feb 27, 2026, 19:30 (EST) — After-hours
Analog Devices (ADI.O) finished Friday up 0.37% at $355.67, ticking up to $355.79 after hours. The stock traded between $346.57 and $356.03 during the day. Investing.com
ADI managed to stay afloat, even as traders dumped tech and other growth names amid anxiety over AI upheaval, lingering tariff issues, and persistent inflation pressures putting a lid on risk. The S&P 500 lost 0.43%, Nasdaq dropped 0.92%, and the chip-heavy .SOX slipped 1.2% following a PPI print that ran hotter than forecasts—signaling sticky wholesale price gains. “There are still some cracks out there,” warned Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group. Reuters
Analog Devices builds analog and mixed-signal chips found in everything from industrial machines to communications hardware and assorted electronics. Investors often use the stock as a proxy for factory demand or to gauge momentum in data-center spending linked to the AI expansion. Reuters
A fresh layer from a regulatory filing: Chief accounting officer Michael Sondel unloaded 4,198.95 shares back on Feb. 25, fetching $361.025 apiece. That transaction totaled roughly $1.52 million. Post-sale, Sondel still had 14,739.579 shares in hand, according to the same filing. For reference, a Form 4 details insider trading activity to the SEC. SEC
The stock slipped 1.79% on Thursday to finish at $354.35, according to MarketWatch data, breaking a four-day run of gains. Despite the pullback, shares remained just 2.44% under the 52-week high of $363.20 hit a day earlier. Elsewhere in the group, Broadcom lost 3.19%, while Texas Instruments edged down 0.59%, the data showed. MarketWatch
Friday saw ADI buck the trend among chip stocks as the overall market declined. NXP Semiconductors lost 2.25%, Qualcomm was down 2.22%, and Texas Instruments eased just 0.24%, according to MarketWatch. MarketWatch
Analog Devices earlier this month put out a second-quarter revenue forecast of $3.5 billion, give or take $100 million, topping what Wall Street was looking for. Adjusted earnings guidance landed at $2.88 a share, plus or minus 15 cents—again, above analyst estimates. “The macro and geopolitical backdrop remains challenging,” CFO Richard Puccio said, as the company flagged demand from both industrial and data-center clients. Reuters
The AI trade looks shaky if it continues to lose steam. Investors are juggling lofty valuations with the possibility that rapid advances in AI could upend business models faster than firms can adapt. Nvidia slid 3.5% on Friday after posting strong earnings, Reuters said—a sharp reminder that sentiment can turn fast in semis. Reuters
Next week, markets turn their attention to key events with the potential to shake up both rates and tech sentiment: the February U.S. jobs data lands on March 6, while Broadcom is still on deck to report—one of the final big chip names as earnings season wraps. “There is very little definitive right now,” said Kristina Hooper, chief market strategist at Man Group, when asked about the winners and losers in the AI space. Reuters
