Guinness Asset Management LTD Reduces Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Guinness Asset Management LTD has reduced its stake in Texas Instruments by 2.6%, selling 26,561 shares and now holding 991,744 shares, which accounts for 3.4% of its portfolio.
• Recent institutional investor activity shows notable increases in holdings, with Brighton Jones LLC increasing their position by 33.4% and Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. raising theirs by 121.0%.
• Texas Instruments announced a quarterly dividend of $1.36, reflecting a 3.0% dividend yield with a high payout ratio of 99.63%.

Guinness Asset Management LTD trimmed its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 2.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 991,744 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 26,561 shares during the period. Texas Instruments accounts for about 3.4% of Guinness Asset Management LTD's investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Guinness Asset Management LTD owned about 0.11% of Texas Instruments worth $178,064,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TXN. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter valued at $711,387,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Texas Instruments by 21,778.6% during the 1st 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 grew its holdings in Texas Instruments by 20.6% during the 1st 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 buying an additional 2,257,086 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC grew its holdings in Texas Instruments by 2,898.0% during the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,214,471 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $397,940,000 after buying an additional 2,140,605 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 0.9%

Texas Instruments stock traded down $1.75 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $182.60. The stock had a trading volume of 6,282,482 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,016,567. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $139.95 and a twelve month high of $221.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $166.01 billion, a PE ratio of 33.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a current ratio of 5.81. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $197.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $186.28.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last issued its 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. 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $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. Analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were given a $1.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 99.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have commented on TXN shares. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price 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. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $205.00 to $200.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Texas Instruments from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. Bank of America decreased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $218.00 to $208.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Arete began coverage on Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, June 26th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $203.80 price objective on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $213.82.

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.