Strategic Blueprint LLC Grows Stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Strategic Blueprint LLC significantly increased its stake in Texas Instruments, growing its holdings by 502.1% during Q2, accumulating 7,882 shares worth approximately $1.64 million.
• Texas Instruments announced a quarterly dividend of $1.42 per share, up from the previous $1.36, with a payout ratio of 99.63% and a dividend yield of 3.3%.
• Research analysts have mixed ratings for Texas Instruments, with consensus estimates showing it maintains a "Hold" rating and an average target price of $191.67.

Strategic Blueprint LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 502.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,882 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 6,573 shares during the quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $1,636,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,158,000 after buying an additional 4,218 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 21.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 19,043 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,422,000 after buying an additional 3,402 shares during the last quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 12.1% during the first quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,342 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,319,000 after buying an additional 790 shares during the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.5% during the first quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 4,341 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $780,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 317.0% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,098 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $557,000 after buying an additional 2,355 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on TXN shares. Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $196.00 to $175.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $170.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $210.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $191.67.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of Texas Instruments stock opened at $172.19 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $186.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.94. The company has a market cap of $156.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $139.95 and a fifty-two week high of $221.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a current ratio of 4.45.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48. The business had revenue of $4.74 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.65 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.21% and a return on equity of 30.41%. The company's revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.44 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.130-1.390 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.3%. This is an increase from Texas Instruments's previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. Texas Instruments's payout ratio is currently 99.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The shares were 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 of the company's stock, valued at $7,984,624.05. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments 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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