Trust Co. of Vermont Purchases 813 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 5.9% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 14,702 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 813 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $3,052,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Dagco Inc. purchased a new position in Texas Instruments during the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. purchased a new position in Texas Instruments during the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments during the first quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of TXN opened at $183.73 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $189.36 and its 200-day moving average price is $185.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $167.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.65, a PEG ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 1.02. 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 results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 30.10%. Texas Instruments’s revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.17 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate 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. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. This is a boost from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 104.03%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the business’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 transaction of $308,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,984,624.05. The trade was a 3.71% 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. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a $158.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Arete assumed coverage on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $203.80 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $197.00 to $192.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Arete Research upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $213.82.

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.