Caxton Associates LLP Invests $479,000 in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Caxton Associates LLP has invested approximately $479,000 in Texas Instruments, acquiring 2,668 shares during the first quarter, according to its SEC filing.
• Despite challenges in the semiconductor market, several institutional investors, including Nuveen LLC and GAMMA Investing LLC, have significantly increased their stakes in Texas Instruments.
• The semiconductor company released quarterly earnings with an EPS of $1.41, exceeding estimates, and also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.36, indicating a dividend yield of 3.0%.

Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 2,668 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $479,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of TXN. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth about $711,387,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 21,778.6% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,422,027 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $614,938,000 after buying an additional 3,406,386 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 20.6% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 13,197,863 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,371,657,000 after buying an additional 2,257,086 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 2,898.0% in the first quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,214,471 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $397,940,000 after buying an additional 2,140,605 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 14.6% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,624,568 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,448,335,000 after buying an additional 1,731,411 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Texas Instruments stock opened at $184.35 on Friday. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $198.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $186.52. The company has a market capitalization of $167.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.02. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $221.69. 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 released its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 30.10%. The business's revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.17 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's payout ratio is 99.63%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on TXN shares. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Cowen reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Monday. Arete started coverage on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $203.80 price target on the stock. Finally, UBS Group set a $255.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently 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 business'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 sale, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company 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.

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