Published on 24 Apr 2024 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance
Investing in Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) five years ago would have delivered you a 82% gain
If you buy and hold a stock for many years, you'd hope to be making a profit. Furthermore, you'd generally like to see the share price rise faster than the market. Unfortunately for shareholders, while the Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) share price is up 66% in the last five years, that's less than the market return. Looking at the last year alone, the stock is up 5.1%.
Let's take a look at the underlying fundamentals over the longer term, and see if they've been consistent with shareholders returns.