USS Investment Management Ltd Lowers Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• USS Investment Management Ltd has reduced its holdings in Texas Instruments by 26.1%, now owning 168,415 shares valued at approximately $30.3 million after selling 59,482 shares.
• Texas Instruments reported a net margin of 30.23% for the last quarter, with earnings per share (EPS) of $1.41, exceeding analysts' expectations.
• The company recently announced a $1.36 quarterly dividend, yielding 2.9%, with a dividend payout ratio of 99.63%.

USS Investment Management Ltd lessened its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 26.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 168,415 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 59,482 shares during the period. USS Investment Management Ltd's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $30,280,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on the company. Susquehanna cut their target price on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $245.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. DZ Bank reiterated a "sell" rating and set a $158.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, KeyCorp increased their target price on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $211.90.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of TXN stock traded down $0.79 on Tuesday, reaching $185.03. The stock had a trading volume of 6,132,086 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,004,003. The stock has a market cap of $168.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.03 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. 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 company has a 50 day simple moving average of $199.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $186.65.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last released 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 the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.17 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were paid a $1.36 dividend. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 99.63%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of Texas Instruments 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 directly owned 38,883 shares in the company, 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

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.