Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Bought by Ethic Inc.

Key Points

• Ethic Inc. has increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 4.7%, owning a total of 87,874 shares valued at approximately $18.2 million as of the most recent SEC filing.
• Texas Instruments reported a quarterly earnings of $1.48 EPS, matching analysts' estimates, with revenue of $4.74 billion, a 14.2% increase from the previous year.
• The company announced a dividend increase to $1.42 per share, with a payout date of November 12th, reflecting a dividend yield of 3.4% and a payout ratio of 104.03%.

Ethic Inc. increased its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 87,874 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,967 shares during the quarter. Ethic Inc.'s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $18,197,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth about $28,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at about $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 67.6% in the 1st quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 328.9% during the second quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC now owns 193 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mid American Wealth Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth $40,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 sale, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of TXN stock opened at $166.83 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $186.92 and a two-hundred day moving average of $185.92. The firm has a market cap of $151.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.42, a P/E/G ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 1.01. 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.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The business had revenue of $4.74 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.65 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.44 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.130-1.390 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a $1.42 dividend. This is a boost from Texas Instruments's previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 104.03%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TXN has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Arete Research raised Texas Instruments to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $230.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $205.77.

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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