211,223 Shares in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Bought by Strs Ohio

Key Points

• Strs Ohio invested approximately $37.96 million in 211,223 shares of Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter, which adds to the increasing interest from institutional investors in the company.
• A recent insider transaction involved VP Ahmad Bahai selling 1,500 shares at an average price of $205.35, reducing his ownership stake by 3.71%.
• Texas Instruments reported a 16.4% year-over-year revenue increase with earnings per share of $1.41 for the last quarter, exceeding analyst expectations.

Strs Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 211,223 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $37,957,000.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 94,020,960 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $16,895,567,000 after purchasing an additional 453,683 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 21,915,824 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,938,274,000 after purchasing an additional 428,356 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 1,731,411 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 2,257,086 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 10,493,990 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,885,770,000 after purchasing an additional 95,980 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN traded down $1.75 during trading on Friday, reaching $182.60. The stock had a trading volume of 6,282,482 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,016,567. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $197.93 and a 200-day moving average price of $186.32. The stock has a market cap of $166.01 billion, a PE ratio of 33.44, a PEG ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a current ratio of 5.81. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $139.95 and a 1-year high of $221.69.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.17 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter 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 forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on TXN shares. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $195.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. KeyCorp upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Mizuho decreased their price target on Texas Instruments from $205.00 to $200.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Texas Instruments from $160.00 to $192.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $213.82.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.