UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC Purchases 308,818 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• UBS Asset Management increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 3.8%, acquiring 308,818 additional shares, bringing its total ownership to 8,371,422 shares valued at approximately $1.5 billion.
• Multiple hedge funds have also raised their positions in Texas Instruments, with Brighton Jones LLC growing its stake by 33.4% in the fourth quarter.
• Texas Instruments recently reported strong earnings, with earnings per share of $1.41 surpassing estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, resulting in a 2.9% yield.

UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 3.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,371,422 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 308,818 shares during the quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC owned 0.92% of Texas Instruments worth $1,504,345,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 33.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,158,000 after buying an additional 4,218 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 14.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 138,350 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,942,000 after buying an additional 17,840 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 35.8% in the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 71,022 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $13,544,000 after buying an additional 18,707 shares in the last quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 41.2% in the fourth quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 51,845 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,721,000 after buying an additional 15,125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JARISLOWSKY FRASER Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. JARISLOWSKY FRASER Ltd now owns 2,390 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $448,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total transaction of $308,025.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. KeyCorp boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "underweight" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $211.90.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN stock opened at $185.82 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $168.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.03, a PEG ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a quick ratio of 3.88, a current ratio of 5.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $139.95 and a 12-month high of $221.69. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $200.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $186.66.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 30.10%. Texas Instruments's revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Shareholders 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 2.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is presently 99.63%.

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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