Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Buys 8,071 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 17.6%, acquiring an additional 8,071 shares, bringing their total shares to 53,894 valued at approximately $11.19 million.
• Texas Instruments announced a quarterly dividend of $1.42 per share, a rise from its previous dividend of $1.36, with an annualized yield of 3.2%, set to be paid on November 12th.
• The company reported Q2 earnings of $1.41 per share, exceeding analysts' estimates, with a revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, up 16.4% year-over-year.

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. lifted its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 17.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 53,894 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 8,071 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.'s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $11,190,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Dagco Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 67.6% in the 1st quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Peoples Financial Services CORP. acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the firm'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 transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Texas Instruments stock opened at $175.48 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $187.46 and a 200-day moving average of $185.57. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $221.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $159.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.14, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a current ratio of 5.81, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86.

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 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 company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.31 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.17 earnings per share. The business'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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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 dividend payout ratio is 99.63%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $255.00 target price for the company. Bank of America downgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $208.00 to $190.00 in a research report on Monday. DZ Bank reaffirmed a "sell" rating and issued a $158.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Truist Financial increased their price target 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. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded Texas Instruments from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $230.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $211.95.

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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