Ridgewood Investments LLC Acquires 2,548 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Ridgewood Investments LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 28.7%, acquiring an additional 2,548 shares, bringing its total holdings to 11,434 shares valued at approximately $2.37 million.
• Texas Instruments announced a quarterly dividend of $1.42 per share, an increase from its previous dividend of $1.36, representing a 3.2% yield.
• The semiconductor company reported earnings of $1.41 per share for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations and showing a year-over-year revenue increase of 16.4%.

Ridgewood Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 28.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,434 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,548 shares during the quarter. Texas Instruments makes up about 1.0% of Ridgewood Investments LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Ridgewood Investments LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $2,374,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at about $256,000. Lewis Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth about $206,000. Toth Financial Advisory Corp increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 61.4% in the second quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 397 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Enzi Wealth bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth about $242,000. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 32.4% in the second quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 18,291 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,798,000 after purchasing an additional 4,474 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the 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 owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 1.2%

Texas Instruments stock opened at $179.37 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $194.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $185.77. 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 firm has a market cap of $163.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.02. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $139.95 and a twelve month high of $221.69.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share 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 issued a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. This is a boost from Texas Instruments's previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 104.03%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TXN has been the topic of several research reports. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Monday, September 8th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. KeyCorp lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. UBS Group set a $255.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Texas Instruments from $197.00 to $192.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $213.82.

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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