Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) Reaches New 1-Year High on Strong Earnings

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday following a stronger than expected earnings report. The stock traded as high as $61.85 and last traded at $61.11, with a volume of 278165 shares. The stock had previously closed at $60.84.

The semiconductor company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.08. Diodes had a return on equity of 2.95% and a net margin of 4.46%.The company had revenue of $391.58 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $380.03 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.27 EPS. Diodes’s quarterly revenue was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Key Diodes News

Here are the key news stories impacting Diodes this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and outlook: Diodes reported better?than?expected revenue and EBITDA dynamics and gave strong Q1 guidance plus a new three?year target framework — the package is credited with the >25% rally. Diodes Shares Climb as AI, Automotive Growth Boosts 4Q, Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness: Benchmark raised its price target to $80 and kept a Buy rating; Robert W. Baird reiterated a Buy with an $80 target — supports upside expectations tied to AI and automotive end markets. Benchmark price target raise Baird maintains Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Technical signal: Diodes cleared a key RS benchmark (90+), which can attract momentum/quant funds and technical traders. Diodes clears key benchmark, hitting 90-plus RS rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call and analysis: Transcripts and slide decks are available; commentary highlights both growth opportunities (AI, automotive) and margin/operational pressures — useful for modeling but mixed in tone. Diodes 2025 Q4 presentation Q4 earnings call transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Media/analysis coverage: Multiple outlets (The Motley Fool, AAII, Yahoo) explain the rally and try to parse whether the move is sustainable; helpful context but not new fundamental data. Why Diodes Stock Is Skyrocketing Today
• Negative Sentiment: Cautious analyst view: Truist raised its target to $67 but assigned a Hold — a signal some investors see as cautionary versus the more bullish firms. Benzinga note on Truist
• Negative Sentiment: Odd short?interest reporting: Market data entries show anomalous “0 shares” / NaN changes for Feb short interest — likely a reporting quirk rather than meaningful short?covering, but it creates short?interest data uncertainty. (No external article.)

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DIOD has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Diodes from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Diodes from $54.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Benchmark lifted their target price on Diodes from $62.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Zacks Research upgraded Diodes from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Diodes from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $65.67.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Jin Zhao sold 525 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.19, for a total transaction of $31,074.75. Following the sale, the insider owned 49,980 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,958,316.20. This trade represents a 1.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Emily Yang sold 950 shares of Diodes stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.85, for a total value of $57,807.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 74,032 shares in the company, valued at $4,504,847.20. This trade represents a 1.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 5,205 shares of company stock valued at $315,853. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diodes

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DIOD. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Diodes by 77.4% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 470 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC acquired a new stake in Diodes in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Diodes during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in Diodes by 51.4% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 589 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MAI Capital Management increased its stake in Diodes by 150.0% during the 3rd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 685 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 411 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.23% of the company’s stock.

Diodes Trading Down 7.6%

The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $55.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $52.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 3.32 and a quick ratio of 2.09. The firm has a market cap of $3.31 billion, a PE ratio of 50.76 and a beta of 1.66.

About Diodes

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ: DIOD) is a global manufacturer and supplier of high?performance discrete, logic, analog and mixed?signal semiconductor products. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, the company designs and develops a broad range of discrete components, standard logic functions, power management circuits, interface products and array products. Its portfolio includes rectifiers, MOSFETs, general?purpose diodes, voltage regulators, comparators, buffers and other building blocks for electronic systems.

Diodes Incorporated serves a variety of end markets such as automotive, computing, communications, consumer electronics, industrial and lighting.