Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Acquired by Argent Capital Management LLC

Argent Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 92,400 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,401 shares during the quarter. Argent Capital Management LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $19,184,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth about $28,000. Copia Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth about $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 67.6% in the first 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth about $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on TXN shares. DZ Bank restated a "sell" rating and issued a $158.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Texas Instruments from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 5th. Mizuho reduced their price objective 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. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and issued a $245.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two equities research 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $213.82.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $179.62 on Tuesday. 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 moving average price is $193.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $185.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $163.30 billion, a PE ratio of 32.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 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.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. The firm 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 business's revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. This is an increase from Texas Instruments's previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is presently 99.63%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Texas Instruments 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 transaction 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. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Company 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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