8,417 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Acquired by Ridgewood Investments LLC

Ridgewood Investments LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 8,417 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,358,000. Texas Instruments makes up approximately 0.8% of Ridgewood Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest holding.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at approximately $24,607,313,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter valued at $4,488,666,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at $3,700,842,000. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth $2,538,063,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth $1,918,277,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $264.63, for a total value of $1,852,410.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 23,181 shares in the company, valued at $6,134,388.03. This trade represents a 23.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Mizuho lifted their price target on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $380.00 target price (up from $350.00) on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $304.26.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Texas Instruments stock traded up $1.10 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $294.90. 3,778,042 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,651,205. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $270.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $270.38. The company has a quick ratio of 3.44, a current ratio of 4.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $269.32 billion, a PE ratio of 44.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.35. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $152.73 and a one year high of $334.03.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.23. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 31.11% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The business had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.26 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.41 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 22.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.52 per share. This represents a $6.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 30th. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 86.45%.

Texas Instruments Company Profile

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) designs and manufactures analog and embedded semiconductor products used in industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment, and enterprise systems. Its analog products help manage power, sense and measure real-world signals, and support signal processing, while its embedded processing products provide computing and control functions within electronic systems.

The company offers a broad portfolio of semiconductors, including power-management devices, amplifiers, data converters, microcontrollers, processors, and connectivity products.