Baird Financial Group Inc. Buys 1,560 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.4%, holding 405,038 shares valued at approximately $72.79 million as of its latest SEC filing.
• Significant institutional investments include Nuveen LLC acquiring a $711 million position and GAMMA Investing LLC increasing its holdings by 21,778.6% to own $614.9 million worth of shares.
• Texas Instruments reported $1.41 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, and declared a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, reflecting a yield of 2.7%.

Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 0.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 405,038 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,560 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc.'s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $72,785,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 10.9% in the first quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 63,786 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $11,462,000 after buying an additional 6,267 shares during the period. Independent Advisor Alliance raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 4.8% in the first quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 26,684 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $4,795,000 after purchasing an additional 1,232 shares during the period. Gries Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth $243,000. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,158,000 after purchasing an additional 4,218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JARISLOWSKY FRASER Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. JARISLOWSKY FRASER Ltd now owns 2,390 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $448,000 after buying an additional 165 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The shares were 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 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 filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN traded down $2.67 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $199.81. The stock had a trading volume of 6,235,646 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,404,628. The company has a market cap of $181.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.60, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a quick ratio of 3.88, a current ratio of 5.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $201.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $186.86. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $139.95 and a 12 month high of $221.69.

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

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were issued a $1.36 dividend. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's payout ratio is currently 99.63%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on TXN. Arete initiated coverage on Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $203.80 price target on the stock. Susquehanna dropped their target price 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. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Texas Instruments from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, BNP Paribas raised shares of Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $212.21.

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.