Epoch Investment Partners Inc. Cuts Stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Epoch Investment Partners Inc. has decreased its stake in Texas Instruments by 5.0%, now holding approximately 612,197 shares valued at $110 million.
• Other institutional investors have significantly increased their stakes, with GAMMA Investing LLC boosting its ownership by over 21,000% to 3.4 million shares.
• Texas Instruments reported better-than-expected financial results, with $1.41 EPS for the quarter, surpassing estimates and marking a 16.4% year-over-year revenue increase.

Epoch Investment Partners Inc. lowered its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 5.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 612,197 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 32,186 shares during the quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. owned approximately 0.07% of Texas Instruments worth $110,012,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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

Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN opened at $205.97 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $201.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.95. The company has a current ratio of 5.81, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company has a market cap of $187.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 1.03. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $139.95 and a 12-month high of $221.69.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $4.45 billion during 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. Research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were issued a $1.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is 99.63%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TXN has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wolfe Research raised Texas Instruments from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $230.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Arete initiated coverage on Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $203.80 price objective for the company. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and set a $245.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two investment 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $212.21.

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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