Guggenheim Capital LLC Reduces Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Guggenheim Capital LLC reduced its stake in Texas Instruments by 22.3%, selling 64,575 shares during the 1st quarter, leaving it with 224,408 shares valued at approximately $40.3 million.
• Analyst ratings for Texas Instruments are mixed, with the stock receiving two Strong Buy ratings, twelve Buy ratings, and four Sell ratings, reflecting an average rating of "Hold" and a new average target price of $212.21.
• Texas Instruments announced a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend of $5.44 and a yield of 2.6%, with a payout ratio of 99.63%.

Guggenheim Capital LLC decreased its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 22.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 224,408 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 64,575 shares during the period. Guggenheim Capital LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $40,326,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Copia Wealth Management bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Dagco Inc. bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of TXN stock traded down $1.61 on Friday, reaching $202.48. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,372,665 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,701,378. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $201.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $186.55. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $221.69. The company has a current ratio of 5.81, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $184.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 1.03.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 30.10%. The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments's revenue for the quarter 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. Analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 31st were issued a $1.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 99.63%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TXN has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $205.00 to $200.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Arete initiated coverage on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $203.80 price objective on the stock. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group set a $255.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $212.21.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value 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 approximately $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 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.