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Rep. Robert Bresnahan, Jr. Buys Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Stock

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Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. (R-Pennsylvania) recently bought shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated NASDAQ: TXN. In a filing disclosed on April 22nd, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Texas Instruments stock on March 26th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "JP MORGAN BROKERAGE ACCOUNT #2" account.

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  • Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 4/3/2025.
  • Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 4/3/2025.
  • Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 4/3/2025.
  • Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Shopify NYSE: SHOP on 4/3/2025.
  • Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 4/2/2025.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of TXN traded down $1.67 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $160.77. 6,565,469 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,199,295. The company has a market cap of $146.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.98, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a current ratio of 4.12, a quick ratio of 2.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $220.39. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $172.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $187.11.

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

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be given a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 30th. Texas Instruments's payout ratio is currently 103.23%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Texas Instruments

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of TXN. Howard Capital Management Group LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $202,000. Invst LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $209,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments by 25.7% during the 3rd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 11,633 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,403,000 after purchasing an additional 2,378 shares during the last quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co raised its position in Texas Instruments by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co now owns 18,599 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,842,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 156.4% during the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,993 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,444,000 after acquiring an additional 4,266 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have commented on TXN shares. Barclays lowered shares of Texas Instruments from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $180.00 to $125.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Baird R W raised shares of Texas Instruments from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 7th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $235.00 to $210.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $175.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised Texas Instruments from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $175.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $189.41.

View Our Latest Research Report on TXN

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Chairman Richard K. Templeton sold 97,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.72, for a total value of $19,663,840.00. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 409,089 shares in the company, valued at $82,930,522.08. This represents a 19.17 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Janet F. Clark sold 6,065 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.62, for a total value of $1,234,955.30. Following the transaction, the director now owns 10,816 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,202,353.92. The trade was a 35.93 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 297,655 shares of company stock worth $59,841,304. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

About Representative Bresnahan

Rob Bresnahan Jr. (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Bresnahan (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Rob Bresnahan Jr. was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. in business administration, management and operations from the University of Scranton in 2012. His career experience includes working as the chief financial officer and CEO of a family business, an electrical contracting company.

About Texas Instruments

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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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