Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Trims Stock Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lessened its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 10.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 948,265 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 105,655 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned 0.10% of Texas Instruments worth $170,403,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 21,554,142 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,032,599,000 after purchasing an additional 267,352 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth about $2,584,490,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 12,706,971 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,382,684,000 after buying an additional 822,797 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,893,157 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,230,086,000 after acquiring an additional 1,587,036 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 12.2% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 10,398,010 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,949,731,000 after purchasing an additional 1,132,187 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on TXN. Cowen restated a "hold" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Texas Instruments from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $175.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. DZ Bank upgraded Texas Instruments from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $163.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Arete began coverage on Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $203.80 price target on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $230.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have issued a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $205.28.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of TXN stock traded up $0.35 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $214.92. 11,240,684 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,496,179. The stock has a market cap of $195.25 billion, a PE ratio of 40.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a quick ratio of 3.37, a current ratio of 5.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $139.95 and a 12 month high of $221.69. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $199.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $185.23.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 28.75% and a net margin of 30.36%. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments's quarterly revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 31st will be paid a $1.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.53%. Texas Instruments's payout ratio is 103.23%.

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.