81,000 Shares in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Purchased by Paloma Partners Management Co

Key Points

• Paloma Partners Management Co purchased 81,000 shares of Texas Instruments, valued at approximately $14.56 million, making it the firm's 8th biggest holding.
• Several institutional investors significantly increased their stakes in Texas Instruments, with notable increases from Nuveen LLC and GAMMA Investing LLC, among others, indicating strong institutional interest.
• Texas Instruments reported quarterly earnings that beat consensus estimates, with a net margin of 30.23% and revenue growth of 16.4% compared to the previous year.

Paloma Partners Management Co purchased a new position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 81,000 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $14,556,000. Texas Instruments accounts for about 1.8% of Paloma Partners Management Co's investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth approximately $711,387,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 21,778.6% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,422,027 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $614,938,000 after buying an additional 3,406,386 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 20.6% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 13,197,863 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,371,657,000 after buying an additional 2,257,086 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 2,898.0% during the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,214,471 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $397,940,000 after buying an additional 2,140,605 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 14.6% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,624,568 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,448,335,000 after buying an additional 1,731,411 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have commented on TXN shares. Mizuho cut their price objective on Texas Instruments from $205.00 to $200.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $245.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Benchmark boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Arete initiated coverage on Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, June 26th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $203.80 target price on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $212.21.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of Texas Instruments stock opened at $202.48 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $184.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.08, a P/E/G ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.02. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $201.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $186.63. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $139.95 and a 1-year high of $221.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 5.81 and a quick ratio of 3.88.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 30.10%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.17 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. Analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were given a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's payout ratio is presently 99.63%.

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.

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