Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Sold by Sapient Capital LLC

Key Points

• Sapient Capital LLC reduced its stake in Texas Instruments by 9.1%, selling 1,891 shares, leaving it with a total of 18,947 shares valued at approximately $3.93 million.
• Texas Instruments announced a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, yielding 3.1%, with a payout ratio of 99.63%.
• Analysts have mixed opinions on Texas Instruments' stock, with a consensus price target of $213.82 and ratings ranging from "Strong Buy" to "Sell."

Sapient Capital LLC lowered its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 9.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 18,947 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 1,891 shares during the quarter. Sapient Capital LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $3,934,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Trivium Point Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.5% in the first quarter. Trivium Point Advisory LLC now owns 1,256 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $226,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Trillium Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 2.8% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Aspen Investment Management Inc grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.6% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,494 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $628,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trust Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 10,497 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,886,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of Texas Instruments 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 sale, the vice president owned 38,883 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,984,624.05. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on TXN shares. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $160.00 to $192.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $175.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $255.00 price objective for the company. Finally, UBS Group set a $255.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $213.82.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TXN traded down $2.25 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $179.37. The company had a trading volume of 16,187,326 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,299,848. The stock has a market cap of $163.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.85, a PEG ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 1.02. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $139.95 and a 12 month high of $221.69. 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's 50 day simple moving average is $194.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $185.97.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The business's revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.17 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. This is an increase from Texas Instruments's previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.