Anchor Investment Management LLC Boosts Stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Anchor Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 43.1%, holding 17,050 shares worth approximately $3.06 million according to their latest SEC filing.
• JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its target price for Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $225.00, while the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" with a consensus target price of $211.90.
• Texas Instruments reported earnings of $1.41 per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, and declared a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, representing a yield of 2.9%.

Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 43.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,050 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 5,138 shares during the quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $3,064,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Copia Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Dagco Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TXN has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $245.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Bank of America cut their price target on Texas Instruments from $218.00 to $208.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 5th. Seaport Res Ptn raised Texas Instruments from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Arete Research raised Texas Instruments to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $211.90.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total transaction of $308,025.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Texas Instruments stock opened at $185.03 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $168.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.89, a PEG ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $199.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $186.65. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $221.69. The company has a current ratio of 5.81, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last released its 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were paid a dividend of $1.36 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is currently 99.63%.

Texas Instruments 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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