Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. Buys Shares of 7,750 Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)

Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 7,750 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $1,453,000.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TXN has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Seaport Res Ptn raised Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $216.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Argus upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. Benchmark decreased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $230.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $175.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $189.41.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 8.7%

Shares of TXN stock opened at $187.28 on Tuesday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52-week low of $139.95 and a 52-week high of $220.39. The stock has a market cap of $170.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.08, a P/E/G ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 2.88 and a current ratio of 4.12. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $167.13 and a 200-day moving average of $184.82.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $4.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.91 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.68% and a return on equity of 28.08%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.10 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be issued a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.90%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 30th. Texas Instruments's payout ratio is 103.23%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Janet F. Clark sold 6,065 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.62, for a total transaction of $1,234,955.30. Following the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Richard K. Templeton sold 97,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on 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 sale, 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 297,065 shares of company stock valued at $59,734,685. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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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