eCIO Inc. Takes $346,000 Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• eCIO Inc. has made a new investment in Texas Instruments, purchasing 1,923 shares valued at approximately $346,000.
• Texas Instruments reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.41, surpassing analysts' expectations and showing a 16.4% increase in revenue year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, resulting in a 3.0% yield, with a high dividend payout ratio of 99.63%.

eCIO Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 1,923 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $346,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 10.9% during the first quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 63,786 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $11,462,000 after buying an additional 6,267 shares in the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.8% in the first quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 26,684 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $4,795,000 after acquiring an additional 1,232 shares during the last quarter. Gries Financial LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the first quarter valued at about $243,000. Capital Investment Counsel LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.1% during the first quarter. Capital Investment Counsel LLC now owns 30,069 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,403,000 after acquiring an additional 331 shares during the period. Finally, SageView Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 27.9% during the first quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 14,053 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,525,000 after acquiring an additional 3,068 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on TXN shares. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Wolfe Research raised Texas Instruments from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $230.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, July 28th. Arete Research raised Texas Instruments to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Texas Instruments from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their target price on Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $213.82.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of TXN stock traded down $1.75 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $182.60. The company had a trading volume of 6,282,482 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,016,567. The company has a 50 day moving average of $197.93 and a 200 day moving average of $186.28. 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 firm has a market cap of $166.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.98 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.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.17 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 99.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total transaction of $308,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 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.