Gotham Asset Management LLC Boosts Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Gotham Asset Management LLC significantly increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 57.8% during the 1st quarter, holding 81,816 shares valued at $14.7 million.
• Texas Instruments was recently rated by analysts with a mix of opinions, resulting in an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $211.90.
• The company's recent earnings report showed a 16.4% revenue increase year-over-year, with earnings of $1.41 per share, surpassing analysts' expectations of $1.32.

Gotham Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 57.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 81,816 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 29,971 shares during the quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $14,702,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Copia Wealth Management acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth about $32,000. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on TXN shares. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating 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 on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $175.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Arete started coverage on Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $203.80 price objective on the stock. Finally, BNP Paribas raised Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $211.90.

Insider Activity

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total transaction of $308,025.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of TXN stock traded down $0.79 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $185.03. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,132,086 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,004,003. The company has a market cap of $168.22 billion, a PE ratio of 33.89, a P/E/G ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 1.02. 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 business has a fifty day moving average of $199.84 and a 200-day moving average of $186.65. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week 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 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.09. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The business had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments's revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were given a dividend of $1.36 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is currently 99.63%.

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.