Calton & Associates Inc. Purchases Shares of 1,834 Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Calton & Associates Inc. acquired 1,834 shares of Texas Instruments, valued at approximately $330,000, in the first quarter according to SEC filings.
• Insider selling occurred as VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares for $308,025, bringing his total holdings to 38,883 shares.
• Texas Instruments has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, with a substantial annualized payout of $5.44 and a yield of 2.7%.

Calton & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,834 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $330,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased 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 acquiring an additional 4,218 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 14.8% during the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 138,350 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $25,942,000 after acquiring an additional 17,840 shares in the last quarter. AlTi Global Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth about $537,000. Accredited Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth about $47,000. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 81.3% during the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 13,926 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,611,000 after acquiring an additional 6,245 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In related 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 transaction 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 represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 0.8%

TXN opened at $202.48 on Monday. 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 stock has a market cap of $184.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.08, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.02. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $139.95 and a twelve month high of $221.69. The company's 50-day moving average price is $201.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $186.63.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last released 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 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%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 31st were paid a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is presently 99.63%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on TXN shares. Wolfe Research raised shares of Texas Instruments from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $230.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Mizuho cut their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $205.00 to $200.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Benchmark upped their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. BNP Paribas raised shares of Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $245.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $212.21.

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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