J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG Reduces Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG reduced its stake in Texas Instruments by 5.0%, holding 349,915 shares valued at approximately $72.6 million.
• Texas Instruments reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.41, exceeding expectations, with revenue up 16.4% year-over-year to $4.45 billion.
• The company announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $1.42 per share, with a yield of 3.1%, to be paid on November 12th.

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG trimmed its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 349,915 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 18,557 shares during the period. Texas Instruments comprises 1.3% of J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG's holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $72,649,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Acropolis Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the second quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $389,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the period. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,747 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $782,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Trivium Point Advisory LLC lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. Trivium Point Advisory LLC now owns 1,256 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $226,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Trillium Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.8% in the first quarter. Trillium Asset Management LLC now owns 2,100 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $377,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the period. Finally, Aspen Investment Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.6% in the first quarter. Aspen Investment Management Inc now owns 3,695 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $664,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 38,883 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Arete Research upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Texas Instruments from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $230.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, July 28th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $195.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Bank of America dropped their target price on Texas Instruments from $218.00 to $208.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Two research 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $213.82.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN stock opened at $180.39 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $164.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.04, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.01. 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 firm has a 50 day moving average of $189.24 and a 200-day moving average of $185.83. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.Texas Instruments's revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments's previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is 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.

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