4,610 Shares in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Bought by Curat Global LLC

Curat Global LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 4,610 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $828,000. Texas Instruments comprises about 1.0% of Curat Global LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Copia Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Atala Financial Inc acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on TXN shares. Baird R W upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 7th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "underweight" rating and issued a $148.00 price objective (up previously from $146.00) on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Barclays downgraded shares of Texas Instruments from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and cut their price objective for the company from $180.00 to $125.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $189.41.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN traded up $1.93 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $192.42. 5,338,058 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,339,905. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 4.12 and a quick ratio of 2.88. The firm has a market cap of $174.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.08, a P/E/G ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.97. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $168.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $182.22. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $220.39.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $4.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.91 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.68% and a return on equity of 28.08%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.10 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th were paid a $1.36 dividend. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 30th. Texas Instruments's payout ratio is currently 103.23%.

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.