Defined Financial Planning LLC Takes Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Defined Financial Planning LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments, purchasing 1,955 shares valued at approximately $427,000 during the 2nd quarter.
• Texas Instruments recently increased its quarterly dividend to $1.42 per share, representing an annual yield of 3.1%, with the dividend to be paid on November 12th.
• Analysts have mixed ratings on Texas Instruments, with a consensus average rating of "Hold" and target prices ranging from $203.80 to $255.00.

Defined Financial Planning LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 1,955 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $427,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in 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 last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at about $213,000. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the first quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 4,108 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $738,000 after buying an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 3.2% during the first quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 12,991 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,334,000 after buying an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 10.5% during the first quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 13,817 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,483,000 after acquiring an additional 1,310 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on TXN. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $255.00 target price for the company. Arete started coverage on Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $203.80 target price for the company. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $220.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Cowen restated a "hold" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $213.82.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the firm'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 completion of the sale, the vice president owned 38,883 shares of the company's stock, 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 filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $181.81 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 5.81 and a quick ratio of 3.88. The business's fifty day moving average price is $188.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $185.94. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $139.95 and a fifty-two week high of $221.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $165.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.01.

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

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments's previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. Texas Instruments's payout ratio is currently 104.03%.

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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