Analog Devices Appoints Yoky Matsuoka as Independent Director
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 6d ago
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Analog Devices announced the appointment of Yoky Matsuoka to its Board of Directors as an independent director and member of the Board's Corporate Development Committee effective January 20, 2026. Matsuoka's appointment expands the Board to 11 members. Matsuoka serves as an executive officer of Panasonic Holdings, a global leader in the development of innovative technologies and solutions for wide-ranging applications across industries. In this role, she is responsible for global innovation and new business. Prior to joining Panasonic, Matsuoka brought her distinct mission-driven approaches to leading technology giants. Most recently she served as Vice President in Google's healthcare organization, and before that as Chief Technology Officer at Google/Nest. Prior to Nest, she was head of innovation and co-founder of Google X, the company's research and development lab. She has also served in a senior executive role at Apple and was CEO of Quanttus, a wearable health technology startup.
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Analyst Views on ADI
Wall Street analysts forecast ADI stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ADI is 290.38 USD with a low forecast of 240.00 USD and a high forecast of 350.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
23 Analyst Rating
19 Buy
4 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 317.625
Low
240.00
Averages
290.38
High
350.00
Current: 317.625
Low
240.00
Averages
290.38
High
350.00
About ADI
Analog Devices, Inc. is a global semiconductor company. The Company designs, manufactures, tests, and markets a portfolio of solutions, including integrated circuits (ICs), software and subsystems that leverage high-performance analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing technologies. Its comprehensive product portfolio, domain specialization and manufacturing capabilities extend across high-performance precision and high-speed mixed-signal, power management and processing technologies, including data converters, amplifiers, power management, radio frequency (RF) ICs, edge processors and other sensors. The Company's IC product portfolio includes both general-purpose products used by a range of customers and applications, as well as application-specific products designed for specific target markets. Its analog ICs monitor, condition, amplify or transform continuous analog signals associated with physical properties, such as temperature, pressure, weight, light, sound or motion.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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