Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Sold by NewEdge Advisors LLC

Key Points

• NewEdge Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in Texas Instruments by 9.1%, selling 5,810 shares and ending the quarter with 57,872 shares valued at $10.4 million.
• Analysts have positive outlooks for TXN, with target prices raised; Robert W. Baird and Benchmark set new targets at $220, while Mizuho adjusted theirs down to $200, indicating varied expectations.
• Texas Instruments declared a quarterly dividend of $1.36, representing a 2.9% yield, and reported strong Q2 earnings with revenues of $4.45 billion, surpassing estimates.

NewEdge Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 9.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 57,872 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 5,810 shares during the quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $10,400,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 10.9% during the first quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 63,786 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $11,462,000 after purchasing an additional 6,267 shares during the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 26,684 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,795,000 after buying an additional 1,232 shares during the last quarter. Gries Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter valued at about $243,000. Capital Investment Counsel LLC boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Capital Investment Counsel LLC now owns 30,069 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,403,000 after acquiring an additional 331 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,158,000 after acquiring an additional 4,218 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have commented on the company. DZ Bank reissued a "sell" rating and issued a $158.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Susquehanna reduced their price target on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $245.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Morgan Stanley reissued an "underweight" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $211.90.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

TXN traded down $0.79 on Tuesday, reaching $185.03. The company had a trading volume of 6,132,086 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,004,003. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $221.69. The company has a quick ratio of 3.88, a current ratio of 5.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market capitalization 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 stock has a 50-day moving average price of $199.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $186.65.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.17 earnings per share. The firm's revenue 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of Texas Instruments 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 transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

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.