NFJ Investment Group LLC Decreases Stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• NFJ Investment Group LLC reduced its stake in Texas Instruments by 79.7%, selling 61,318 shares and currently holding 15,648 shares valued at $2,812,000.
• Texas Instruments reported $1.41 earnings per share for the latest quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, and had a revenue of $4.45 billion, up 16.4% from the previous year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.36, which represents an annualized payout of $5.44 with a yield of 2.9%, reflecting a payout ratio of 99.63%.

NFJ Investment Group LLC lowered its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 79.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,648 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 61,318 shares during the quarter. NFJ Investment Group LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $2,812,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter valued at $711,387,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 21,778.6% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,422,027 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $614,938,000 after acquiring an additional 3,406,386 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 20.6% in 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 acquiring an additional 2,257,086 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $397,940,000 after acquiring an additional 2,140,605 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 14.6% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,624,568 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,448,335,000 after acquiring an additional 1,731,411 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on TXN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Arete began coverage on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, June 26th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $203.80 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "underweight" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Texas Instruments from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $211.90.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the business'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 approximately $7,984,624.05. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TXN traded down $2.11 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $185.82. The stock had a trading volume of 9,695,719 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,841,834. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $200.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $186.66. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $139.95 and a 12-month 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 cap of $168.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.03, a P/E/G ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 1.02.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments's quarterly revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS 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. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's payout ratio is presently 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.