Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Sold by Howard Financial Services LTD.

Key Points

• Howard Financial Services LTD. decreased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 48.2%, ending the second quarter with 2,581 shares valued at $536,000.
• Texas Instruments reported a quarterly earnings per share of $1.41, exceeding analysts' expectations of $1.32, along with a revenue of $4.45 billion, a 16.4% increase year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, representing a 3.0% dividend yield and a payout ratio of 99.63%.

Howard Financial Services LTD. cut its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 48.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,581 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 2,399 shares during the quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD.'s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $536,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Doliver Advisors LP bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth $200,000. AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth $6,166,000. Swedbank AB increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 342,527 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $61,552,000 after purchasing an additional 14,341 shares during the last quarter. Maple Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Maple Capital Management Inc. now owns 224,873 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $40,410,000 after purchasing an additional 5,183 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 1248 Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth about $80,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

TXN stock opened at $182.60 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $221.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $166.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.44, a PEG ratio of 3.01 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. The stock's fifty day moving average is $197.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $186.40.

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, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 30.10%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.17 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were issued a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's payout ratio is 99.63%.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 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 the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on TXN shares. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $160.00 to $192.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Cowen reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. Seaport Res Ptn raised Texas Instruments from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Arete Research upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $213.82.

Texas Instruments 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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