Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Stake Trimmed by DRW Securities LLC

Key Points

• DRW Securities LLC significantly cut its stake in Texas Instruments by 74.9% during the first quarter, now holding 1,161 shares valued at approximately $205,000.
• Texas Instruments reported earnings of $1.41 per share, exceeding analysts' expectations, and its quarterly revenue grew 16.4% year-over-year to $4.45 billion.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, representing an annualized yield of 2.7%, with a payout ratio of 99.63%.

DRW Securities LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 74.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,161 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 3,459 shares during the period. DRW Securities LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $205,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in TXN. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth $28,000. Copia Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TXN has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $195.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. BNP Paribas raised shares of Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. TD Cowen decreased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "underweight" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $211.90.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of Texas Instruments 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 transaction, the vice president owned 38,883 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,984,624.05. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of Texas Instruments stock traded up $0.64 on Friday, hitting $187.93. The company had a trading volume of 9,490,637 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,664,583. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $221.69. 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 company has a market cap of $170.85 billion, a PE ratio of 34.42, a PEG ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $200.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $186.96.

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, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.17 earnings per share. 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. Research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were issued a $1.36 dividend. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is presently 99.63%.

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.