Analog Devices (Analog Devices) GF Value Rank

: 5 (As of Today)

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Analog Devices has the GF Value Rank of 5.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Analog Devices's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Analog Devices GF Value Rank Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Analog Devices's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Analog Devices's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Analog Devices (Analog Devices) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

One Analog Way, Wilmington, MA, USA, 01887

Website

https://www.analog.com

Analog Devices is a leading analog, mixed signal, and digital signal processing chipmaker. The firm has a significant market share lead in converter chips, which are used to translate analog signals to digital and vice versa. The company serves tens of thousands of customers, and more than half of its chip sales are made to industrial and automotive end markets. Analog Devices' chips are also incorporated into wireless infrastructure equipment.

Executives

Vincent Roche	officer: V.P., WORLDWIDE SALES
James Champy	director	C/O PEROT SYSTEMS CORP, 2300 WEST PLANO PKWY, PLANO TX 75075
Vivek Jain	officer: SVP, Global Operations	120 SAN GABRIEL DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
James Michael Mollica	officer: Interim CFO	C/O ANALOG DEVICES, INC., ONE ANALOG WAY, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Prashanth Mahendra-rajah	officer: SVP, Finance & CFO	C/O WABCO HOLDINGS INC., ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE, PISCATAWAY NJ 08855
Kenton J Sicchitano	director	ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY, C/O ANALOG DEVICES, INC., NORWOOD MA 02062
Stephen M Jennings	director	LTX CORPORATION, UNIVERSITY AVE, WESTWOOD MA 02090
Edward H. Frank	director	C/O FUSION-IO, INC., 2855 E. COTTONWOOD PARKWAY, SUITE 100, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Michael Sondel	officer: CAO (principal acct. officer)	ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY, NORWOOD MA 02062
Tunc Doluca	director
Ray Stata	director, officer: CHAIRMAN
Andre' Andonian	director	ONE ANALOG WAY, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Bruce R Evans	director	C/O SUMMIT PARTNERS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Gregory M Bryant	officer: Executive Vice President	2200 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Mercedes Johnson	director	MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC, 8000 S FEDERAL WAY, MS 1-557, BOISE ID 83716