Director Lu Keh Shew of Diodes Inc (NASDAQ:DIOD) completed two insider sell transactions on February 20, 2026, disposing of a combined 111,000 shares for proceeds of approximately $7.5 million.
The trades were executed in two separate blocks at weighted average prices of $67.7381 and $67.7846. Reported trade prices in the filings ranged from $65.53 to $68.995.
The first block comprised 46,734 shares held by Lu Grandchildren's Trust, generating roughly $3.17 million in proceeds. The second block consisted of 64,266 shares held by Texastac Investments, LP, yielding about $4.35 million.
Post-transaction ownership remains substantial. According to the filings, Lu Keh Shew continues to have indirect ownership through several vehicles and direct holdings as follows:
- 225,152 shares indirectly via Lu Grandchildren's Trust
- 180,131 shares indirectly via Texastac Investments, LP
- 92,275 shares directly owned
- 6,000 shares via The Lu Family Foundation
- 4,700 shares via The Lu 2017 Irrevocable Trust
- 50,000 shares represented by Performance Stock Units
The insider sale arrives while Diodes' share price has delivered strong year-to-date performance, up 38% and trading near $69.82 at the time of the report. Valuation metrics flagged by InvestingPro indicate the stock appears overvalued at current levels, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.89. The same analysis noted the company holds more cash than debt.
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Diodes' recently reported fourth-quarter 2025 results were mixed. The company missed consensus earnings-per-share estimates, recording EPS of $0.34 versus the anticipated $0.38, a shortfall of 10.53%. Revenue, however, exceeded expectations at $391.6 million compared with estimates of $384.89 million, a positive surprise of 1.74%.
On the analyst front, Baird raised its price target for Diodes to $80.00 from $60.00 and maintained an Outperform rating. The firm cited a cycle recovery and company-specific catalysts as the rationale behind the higher target.
These developments - insider selling, recent quarterly results with mixed beats and misses, and a higher analyst price target - are all part of the current public record for Diodes. The filings show the concrete details of the transactions and the company's reported performance; they do not in themselves establish any causal link between insider activity and the company's near-term trajectory.