Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Acquired by Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec

Key Points

• Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec increased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 217.8% during the first quarter, bringing its total ownership to over $183 million.
• Although Texas Instruments' stock has seen recent fluctuations, it reported $1.41 EPS in its last earnings, exceeding analyst expectations with a revenue of $4.45 billion.
• The company has announced a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, resulting in a yield of 2.6% for investors.

Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec grew its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 217.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,022,446 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 700,706 shares during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec owned approximately 0.11% of Texas Instruments worth $183,734,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 6,267 shares in the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance grew its position 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 acquiring an additional 1,232 shares during the period. Gries Financial LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth approximately $243,000. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 33.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,158,000 after acquiring an additional 4,218 shares during the period. Finally, JARISLOWSKY FRASER Ltd grew its position in Texas Instruments by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. JARISLOWSKY FRASER Ltd now owns 2,390 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $448,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wolfe Research upgraded Texas Instruments from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $230.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, July 28th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. BNP Paribas upgraded Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Arete Research upgraded Texas Instruments to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $212.21.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:TXN traded down $0.51 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $205.47. 4,188,394 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,040,031. 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 has a 50-day moving average of $201.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $186.22. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $139.95 and a twelve month high of $221.69. The company has a market capitalization of $186.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.63, a PEG ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 1.03.

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

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 2.6%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 99.63%.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

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.