Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Position Decreased by Blair William & Co. IL

Key Points

• Blair William & Co. IL reduced its stake in Texas Instruments by 16.5% in Q2, selling 40,162 shares and bringing its total holdings to approximately $42 million.
• Texas Instruments announced a quarterly dividend increase from $1.36 to $1.42, reflecting a 3.2% dividend yield, with the payout set for November 12th.
• Analysts have mixed opinions on Texas Instruments' stock, with price targets ranging from $192 to $240 and an overall average rating of "Hold."

Blair William & Co. IL lowered its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 16.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 203,490 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 40,162 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $42,249,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter worth $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC grew 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 worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth $34,000. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter valued at $42,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the vice president owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on TXN shares. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Texas Instruments from $197.00 to $192.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 12th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $218.00 to $208.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $160.00 to $192.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen cut their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $213.82.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

NASDAQ TXN opened at $178.96 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.88, a current ratio of 5.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $162.70 billion, a PE ratio of 32.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $139.95 and a 12-month high of $221.69. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $188.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $185.80.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 period last year, the company earned $1.17 earnings per share. The business's 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. 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 business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Friday, October 31st will be paid a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. This is a boost from Texas Instruments's previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is 104.03%.

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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