Swedbank AB Buys 14,341 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Swedbank AB increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 4.4%, acquiring an additional 14,341 shares during the first quarter, bringing its total ownership to 342,527 shares valued at approximately $61.55 million.
• Texas Instruments reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings of $1.41 per share, exceeding analysts' estimates and achieving a revenue of $4.45 billion, marking a 16.4% year-over-year increase.
• The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend of $5.44 and a yield of 3.0%, despite a high dividend payout ratio of 99.63%.

Swedbank AB raised its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 4.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 342,527 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 14,341 shares during the period. Swedbank AB's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $61,552,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TXN. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 10.9% during the first quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 63,786 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $11,462,000 after buying an additional 6,267 shares during the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 4.8% during the first quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 26,684 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $4,795,000 after purchasing an additional 1,232 shares during the last quarter. Gries Financial LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at about $243,000. Capital Investment Counsel LLC boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.1% in the first quarter. Capital Investment Counsel LLC now owns 30,069 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,403,000 after acquiring an additional 331 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SageView Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 27.9% in the first quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 14,053 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,525,000 after acquiring an additional 3,068 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 0.9%

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $182.60 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $139.95 and a one year 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 company's 50-day simple moving average is $197.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $186.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $166.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.44, a PEG ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.02.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 30.10%. Texas Instruments's revenue was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.17 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 31st were issued a $1.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 99.63%.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following the transaction, the vice president 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 filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $205.00 to $200.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $160.00 to $192.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of 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. Finally, UBS Group set a $255.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. 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 MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $213.82.

About Texas Instruments

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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