Foster & Motley Inc. Lowers Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Foster & Motley Inc. cut its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 4.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,730 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,169 shares during the period. Foster & Motley Inc.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $5,342,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of TXN. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Dagco Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter valued at $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 67.6% during the first quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Peoples Financial Services CORP. purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth $42,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total transaction of $308,025.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $176.58 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52-week low of $139.95 and a 52-week high of $221.69. The stock has a market cap of $160.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.34, a PEG ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a quick ratio of 3.88, a current ratio of 5.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $187.25 and a 200-day moving average price of $185.56.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.Texas Instruments’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. Equities analysts predict 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. This is a boost from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 99.63%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TXN has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $245.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Texas Instruments from $197.00 to $192.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 12th. KeyCorp increased their price target on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Mizuho decreased their price target on Texas Instruments from $205.00 to $200.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $211.64.

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.