Benchstone Capital Management LP Invests $15.92 Million in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Benchstone Capital Management LP acquired 88,572 shares of Texas Instruments, valued at approximately $15.9 million, making it the 28th largest holding in their portfolio.
• Texas Instruments reported $1.41 earnings per share for the most recent quarter, exceeding estimates and showing a 16.4% year-over-year revenue increase.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, resulting in a 2.7% dividend yield and a high payout ratio of 99.63%.

Benchstone Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 88,572 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $15,916,000. Texas Instruments accounts for 1.7% of Benchstone Capital Management LP's portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 10.9% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 63,786 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $11,462,000 after purchasing an additional 6,267 shares during the period. Independent Advisor Alliance lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.8% in the 1st 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 in the 1st quarter worth approximately $243,000. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% in the 4th 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 during the period. Finally, JARISLOWSKY FRASER Ltd lifted its stake 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 worth $448,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on TXN. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $205.00 to $200.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group set a $255.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Benchmark raised their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. TD Cowen decreased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, DZ Bank restated a "sell" rating and set a $158.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $212.21.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of TXN stock traded down $2.67 on Tuesday, reaching $199.81. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,235,646 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,404,628. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $201.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $186.86. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year 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. The company has a market capitalization of $181.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.02.

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

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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 was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 99.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on 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 approximately $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

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.