Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Has $10.94 Million Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. reduced its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 3.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 58,320 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 1,817 shares during the quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $10,936,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. HF Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 8,544 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,602,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the period. Blossom Wealth Management grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Blossom Wealth Management now owns 1,137 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $213,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 3,187 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $598,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora now owns 572 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $107,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the period. Finally, Voya Financial Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 3,649 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $686,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other news, Director Janet F. Clark sold 6,065 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.62, for a total transaction of $1,234,955.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 10,816 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,202,353.92. This represents a 35.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Richard K. Templeton sold 97,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.72, for a total transaction of $19,663,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now owns 409,089 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $82,930,522.08. The trade was a 19.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 297,065 shares of company stock valued at $59,734,685 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of TXN stock traded up $0.67 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $188.50. 4,504,011 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,300,665. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $139.95 and a 12 month high of $220.39. The company has a market cap of $171.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.32, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.97. The company's 50 day moving average price is $167.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $184.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 2.88 and a current ratio of 4.12.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.22. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 28.08% and a net margin of 30.68%. The firm had revenue of $4.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.10 earnings per share. Texas Instruments's revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th were paid a $1.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.89%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is currently 103.23%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on TXN shares. Mizuho set a $170.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $175.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. DZ Bank raised shares of Texas Instruments from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $163.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, April 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $230.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $189.41.

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.