Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Sold by Clarendon Private LLC

Clarendon Private LLC decreased its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 17.7% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 3,265 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 704 shares during the quarter. Clarendon Private LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $678,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth about $28,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth about $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 67.6% in the first quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Peoples Financial Services CORP. acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth about $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TXN has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Texas Instruments from $197.00 to $192.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Arete initiated coverage on Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $203.80 price objective on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $213.82.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 4.1%

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $171.70 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $156.10 billion, a PE ratio of 31.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $188.26 and a 200-day moving average of $185.72. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $221.69. 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 (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%.The business’s revenue was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. Analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 currently 99.63%.

Texas Instruments Company 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.