Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Sold by Ieq Capital LLC

Key Points

• Ieq Capital LLC reduced its stake in Texas Instruments by 14.3% in the first quarter, selling 5,471 shares and valuing its remaining holdings at approximately $5.89 million.
• Texas Instruments received various ratings, with Goldman Sachs initiating coverage with a "buy" rating and a price target of $255.00, while the average target price from analysts stands at $212.21.
• The company reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.41, exceeding estimates, and declared a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, reflecting a 2.7% yield.

Ieq Capital LLC lowered its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 14.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,768 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 5,471 shares during the period. Ieq Capital LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $5,889,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TXN. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Copia Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Dagco Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at $41,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TXN has been the subject of a number of research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $255.00 target price for the company. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and set a $245.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Arete Research raised shares of Texas Instruments to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, TD Cowen lowered their target price on Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $212.21.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the company's 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 transaction, the vice president 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 document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 0.8%

TXN stock traded down $1.61 during trading on Friday, reaching $202.48. 5,372,665 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,638,763. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $184.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.08, a P/E/G ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $201.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $186.63. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $221.69.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $4.45 billion during 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 business's revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter 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, research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

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

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.