Flputnam Investment Management Co. Cuts Stock Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Flputnam Investment Management Co. reduced its holdings in Texas Instruments by 12.0%, owning 20,405 shares valued at $3,667,000 after selling 2,780 shares in the first quarter.
• Equity analysts have mixed sentiments on Texas Instruments, with two analysts rating it a Strong Buy, while others maintain Hold and Sell ratings, leading to an average target price of $212.21.
• Texas Instruments recently declared a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend yield of 2.7%.

Flputnam Investment Management Co. decreased its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 12.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 20,405 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 2,780 shares during the quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co.'s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $3,667,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in TXN. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter valued at approximately $711,387,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings 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 buying an additional 3,406,386 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 20.6% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 13,197,863 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,371,657,000 after purchasing an additional 2,257,086 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 2,898.0% in the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,214,471 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $397,940,000 after purchasing an additional 2,140,605 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 14.6% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,624,568 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,448,335,000 after buying an additional 1,731,411 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on TXN shares. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. UBS Group set a $255.00 price target on Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. DZ Bank restated a "sell" rating and issued a $158.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Benchmark raised their price target on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price target on Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $212.21.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of Texas Instruments stock opened at $202.48 on Monday. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $201.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $186.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $184.08 billion, a PE ratio of 37.08, a P/E/G ratio of 3.30 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. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 5.81 and a quick ratio of 3.88.

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

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were given a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.

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