Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Acquired by Vident Advisory LLC

Key Points

• Vident Advisory LLC increased its position in Texas Instruments by 49.7% in Q1, purchasing an additional 13,683 shares, bringing their total holdings to 41,210 shares valued at $7.4 million.
• Insider Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of Texas Instruments stock at an average price of $205.35, resulting in a decrease of 3.71% in his ownership.
• Texas Instruments reported a Q2 earnings of $1.41 per share, exceeding expectations, and announced a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share with a yield of 2.7%.

Vident Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 49.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 41,210 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 13,683 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $7,406,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Copia Wealth Management bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Dagco Inc. bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the company'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 transaction of $308,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 2.0%

NASDAQ:TXN traded down $4.07 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $195.74. 6,794,361 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,174,877. The company has a fifty day moving average of $201.74 and a 200 day moving average of $186.86. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $139.95 and a twelve month high of $221.69. The company has a market capitalization of $177.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.85, a P/E/G ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a current ratio of 5.81.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.09. The company 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 firm's quarterly revenue was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.17 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were paid a $1.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is presently 99.63%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating 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 report on Thursday, June 5th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Texas Instruments from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. DZ Bank reiterated a "sell" rating and set a $158.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an "underweight" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $212.21.

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.