Lynch & Associates IN Reduces Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Lynch & Associates IN trimmed its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 26,709 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 375 shares during the quarter. Lynch & Associates IN’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $5,545,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Texas Instruments by 33.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,158,000 after buying an additional 4,218 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG grew its holdings in Texas Instruments by 14.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 138,350 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,942,000 after buying an additional 17,840 shares in the last quarter. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at $41,000. Probity Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Texas Instruments by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Probity Advisors Inc. now owns 13,637 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,557,000 after buying an additional 417 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TFR Capital LLC. purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at $252,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on TXN. Truist Financial upped their target price on Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group set a $255.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Susquehanna decreased their price target on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Mizuho decreased their price target on Texas Instruments from $205.00 to $200.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $213.82.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 1.3%

TXN opened at $182.04 on Wednesday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $139.95 and a one year high of $221.69. The company has a market cap of $165.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.34, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a current ratio of 5.81. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $192.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $185.67.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The business had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.17 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.