Aberdeen Group plc Sells 28,921 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Aberdeen Group plc has reduced its holdings in Texas Instruments, selling 28,921 shares and holding approximately 0.10% of the company after the sale.
• Texas Instruments reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.41, exceeding analysts' expectations, along with a revenue increase of 16.4% year-over-year.
• The company has declared an increased quarterly dividend of $1.42 per share, which is set to be paid on November 12th, representing a yield of 3.3%.

Aberdeen Group plc reduced its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 925,233 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 28,921 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc owned about 0.10% of Texas Instruments worth $192,277,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,158,000 after purchasing an additional 4,218 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 21.8% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 19,043 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,422,000 after purchasing an additional 3,402 shares during the last quarter. CX Institutional grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 13.7% during the 1st quarter. CX Institutional now owns 4,094 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $736,000 after purchasing an additional 493 shares during the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 4,123 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $741,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $491,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 4.1%

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $171.70 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $156.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52-week low of $139.95 and a 52-week high of $221.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a current ratio of 5.81. The company's 50 day moving average price is $188.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $185.72.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 30.10%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a $1.42 dividend. This is an increase from Texas Instruments's previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.3%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is presently 99.63%.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the business's 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 transaction, the vice president owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on TXN shares. Susquehanna decreased their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $160.00 to $192.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, UBS Group set a $255.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $213.82.

Texas Instruments Company Profile

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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