Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI Grows Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 39.8%, holding 490,474 shares valued at approximately $88.1 million as of the end of the most recent quarter.
• Texas Instruments reported $1.41 earnings per share for its latest quarterly earnings, exceeding estimates and showcasing a 16.4% revenue increase year over year.
• The semiconductor company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share, resulting in a 2.9% yield for shareholders.

Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 39.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 490,474 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 139,681 shares during the quarter. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI owned 0.05% of Texas Instruments worth $88,138,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in TXN. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Copia Wealth Management purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 1.1%

TXN opened at $185.82 on Tuesday. 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 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $221.69. The business's 50 day moving average is $200.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $186.66. The firm has a market cap of $168.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 1.02.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The company's revenue was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period 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. On average, research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were given a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 99.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling

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 value of $308,025.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares of the company's stock, 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $245.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. KeyCorp increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Monday. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $230.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 28th. 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $211.90.

About Texas Instruments

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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