Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Acquires 2,856 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its ownership in Texas Instruments by 0.6%, holding approximately 498,404 shares valued at roughly $107.67 million as of the most recent SEC filing.
• Analysts remain divided on Texas Instruments stock, with ratings varying from "Strong Buy" to "Sell," and an average price target of around $213.82.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, reflecting a yield of 3.0% and a high dividend payout ratio of 99.63%.

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 0.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 498,404 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,856 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC owned approximately 0.05% of Texas Instruments worth $107,665,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 0.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 94,020,960 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $16,895,567,000 after purchasing an additional 453,683 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 2.0% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 21,915,824 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,938,274,000 after purchasing an additional 428,356 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 14.6% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,624,568 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,448,335,000 after purchasing an additional 1,731,411 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 20.6% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 13,197,863 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,371,657,000 after purchasing an additional 2,257,086 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 0.9% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 10,493,990 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,885,770,000 after purchasing an additional 95,980 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of Texas Instruments stock traded down $2.25 during trading on Friday, hitting $179.37. 16,187,326 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,670,172. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 5.81 and a quick ratio of 3.88. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $221.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $163.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.85, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $194.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $185.80.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments's revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a $1.42 dividend. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments's previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is currently 99.63%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TXN has been the subject of a number of research reports. Truist Financial increased their price objective on 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. increased their target price on Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Cowen reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Mizuho cut their target price on Texas Instruments from $205.00 to $200.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $213.82.

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.