Brucke Financial Inc. Invests $378,000 in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)

Brucke Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 2,050 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $378,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Atala Financial Inc acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Texas Instruments stock traded down $4.14 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $180.85. 15,099,736 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,347,945. The company has a quick ratio of 2.88, a current ratio of 4.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $139.95 and a one year high of $220.39. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $167.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $182.68. The company has a market cap of $164.30 billion, a PE ratio of 34.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.97.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $4.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.91 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.68% and a return on equity of 28.08%. The company's revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.10 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 30th were paid a dividend of $1.36 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.01%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is currently 103.23%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley reissued an "underweight" rating and issued a $148.00 target price (up previously from $146.00) on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Barclays downgraded Texas Instruments from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $180.00 to $125.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Argus upgraded Texas Instruments to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Baird R W raised Texas Instruments from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, TD Securities reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $189.41.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Analog and Embedded Processing segments. The Analog segment offers power products to manage power requirements across various voltage levels, including battery-management solutions, DC/DC switching regulators, AC/DC and isolated controllers and converters, power switches, linear regulators, voltage references, and lighting products.