Princeton Global Asset Management LLC Cuts Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Princeton Global Asset Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 6.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,627 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 253 shares during the period. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $753,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in TXN. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 10.9% in the first quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 63,786 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $11,462,000 after acquiring an additional 6,267 shares in the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.8% during the first quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 26,684 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,795,000 after acquiring an additional 1,232 shares in the last quarter. Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth about $326,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 34.4% in the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 16,363 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,397,000 after purchasing an additional 4,191 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Generate Investment Management Ltd grew its position in Texas Instruments by 40.0% during the 2nd quarter. Generate Investment Management Ltd now owns 87,796 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $18,228,000 after purchasing an additional 25,105 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TXN has been the topic of several analyst reports. Arete Research upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group set a $255.00 price objective on Texas Instruments in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Bank of America lowered Texas Instruments from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $208.00 to $190.00 in a report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two equities 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $211.64.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

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

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of TXN opened at $176.58 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $187.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.76. The firm has a market cap of $160.54 billion, a PE ratio of 32.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a current ratio of 5.81, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $139.95 and a 1-year high of $221.69.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $4.45 billion during 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 was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is currently 99.63%.

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.