Ascent Group LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Ascent Group LLC has decreased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 20.6%, now owning 8,350 shares valued at approximately $1.5 million.
• Recent analyst ratings reflect a consensus of "Hold" for Texas Instruments, with an average price target of $211.90 amid varying ratings from different firms.
• Texas Instruments announced a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, representing a 2.9% dividend yield, with a payout ratio of 99.63%.

Ascent Group LLC decreased its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 20.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,350 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 2,168 shares during the quarter. Ascent Group LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $1,500,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth $28,000. Copia Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Dagco Inc. purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth $32,000. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TXN has been the topic of several research reports. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Texas Instruments from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $160.00 to $192.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. DZ Bank reaffirmed a "sell" rating and set a $158.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Two 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $211.90.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the company'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. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $185.03 on Wednesday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $139.95 and a fifty-two week high of $221.69. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $199.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $186.65. The company has a market capitalization of $168.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.89, a P/E/G ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a current ratio of 5.81.

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 for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.09. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.17 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. Analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

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

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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