Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Acquired by Arete Wealth Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Arete Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 39.4%, acquiring a total of 6,976 shares valued at approximately $1.25 million.
• Texas Instruments reported a quarterly earnings per share of $1.41, exceeding estimates and showing a 16.4% increase in revenue compared to the previous year.
• Analysts have mixed opinions on Texas Instruments, with price targets ranging from $192.00 to $240.00 and a consensus rating of "Hold".

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 39.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,976 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,972 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $1,254,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC boosted 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 acquiring an additional 6,267 shares during the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 4.8% in the 1st quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 26,684 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $4,795,000 after buying an additional 1,232 shares during the last quarter. Gries Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter valued at about $243,000. Capital Investment Counsel LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.1% during the 1st 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, Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,158,000 after acquiring an additional 4,218 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on TXN. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective 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. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $195.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Susquehanna cut their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $211.90.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

NASDAQ TXN opened at $185.82 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $168.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.03, a P/E/G ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 1.02. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $139.95 and a 1-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 business's 50-day simple moving average is $200.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $186.66.

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 the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.17 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 31st were issued a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 99.63%.

Insider Activity 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 stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total transaction of $308,025.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly 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 filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

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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