Plato Investment Management Ltd Acquires 4,706 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Plato Investment Management Ltd increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 69.7%, acquiring an additional 4,706 shares, bringing its total holdings to 11,456 shares valued at $2.08 million.
• Several major institutional investors, including Nuveen LLC and GAMMA Investing LLC, have significantly boosted their positions in Texas Instruments during the first quarter, signaling strong institutional interest.
• Texas Instruments reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.41, surpassing analysts' expectations, along with a 16.4% year-over-year revenue increase to $4.45 billion.

Plato Investment Management Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 69.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 11,456 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 4,706 shares during the period. Plato Investment Management Ltd's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $2,081,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of TXN. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth approximately $711,387,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 worth $614,938,000 after buying an additional 3,406,386 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in shares of 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 worth $2,371,657,000 after buying an additional 2,257,086 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 worth $397,940,000 after buying an additional 2,140,605 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 14.6% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,624,568 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,448,335,000 after buying an additional 1,731,411 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the firm's 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 completion of the sale, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TXN has been the topic of a number of research reports. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Texas Instruments from $175.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. BNP Paribas raised Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Cowen reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Monday. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $211.90.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of TXN stock opened at $184.01 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 5.81 and a quick ratio of 3.88. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $199.21 and a 200-day moving average of $186.63. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $139.95 and a one year high of $221.69. The company has a market cap of $167.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.70, a P/E/G ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 1.02.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 30.10%. The business had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.17 EPS. The firm's quarterly 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

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

Texas Instruments Company Profile

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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