Vest Financial LLC Grows Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Vest Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 39.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 51,916 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 14,755 shares during the quarter. Vest Financial LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $10,779,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Dagco Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 67.6% during the first quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Peoples Financial Services CORP. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Up 2.0%

Texas Instruments stock opened at $175.11 on Tuesday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $159.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $139.95 and a fifty-two week high of $221.69. The stock's fifty day moving average is $188.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $185.75.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last posted its 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 company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.Texas Instruments's revenue was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. Analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a $1.42 dividend. This is an increase from Texas Instruments's previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 99.63%.

Insider Activity

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 sale, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $195.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. BNP Paribas raised Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $213.03.

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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