Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN is Metropolis Capital Ltd's 3rd Largest Position

Key Points

• Metropolis Capital Ltd reduced its stake in Texas Instruments by 7.2% in Q2, making it the firm’s 3rd largest position at 8.9% of their investment portfolio.
• Texas Instruments reported an EPS of $1.41 for the latest quarter, beating estimates by $0.09 and showing a 16.4% year-over-year increase in revenue.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend increase to $1.42 per share, representing an annualized dividend of $5.68 and a dividend yield of 3.1%.

Metropolis Capital Ltd reduced its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,359,299 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 106,043 shares during the quarter. Texas Instruments makes up 8.9% of Metropolis Capital Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Metropolis Capital Ltd owned approximately 0.15% of Texas Instruments worth $282,218,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 6,267 shares during the period. Independent Advisor Alliance increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 4.8% during the first quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 26,684 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,795,000 after purchasing an additional 1,232 shares during the last quarter. Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $326,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 34.4% during the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 16,363 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,397,000 after acquiring an additional 4,191 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gries Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at approximately $243,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on TXN shares. Mizuho dropped 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. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $245.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $255.00 price objective for the company. Arete Research raised shares of Texas Instruments to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their price target on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $213.82.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of TXN stock opened at $180.39 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $189.24 and a 200-day moving average of $185.83. 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 Incorporated has a 1-year low of $139.95 and a 1-year high of $221.69. The stock has a market cap of $164.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.04, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. On average, 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments's previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.1%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 99.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 38,883 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale 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 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.

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