Handelsbanken Fonder AB Grows Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 397,014 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 8,679 shares during the quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $82,428,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in TXN. Auxano Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter. Auxano Advisors LLC now owns 4,233 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $879,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the period. Catalyst Funds Management Pty Ltd bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth about $1,752,000. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.7% during the second quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 5,131 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,065,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. Quilter Plc bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at approximately $340,000. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 11.8% in the second quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 745,787 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $154,840,000 after buying an additional 78,950 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total value of $164,310.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 20,821 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,421,098.51. The trade was a 4.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the vice president owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 2.4%

NASDAQ TXN opened at $153.33 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $139.95 and a one year high of $221.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a current ratio of 4.45. The company has a market capitalization of $139.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $171.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $186.99.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48. The firm had revenue of $4.74 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.65 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.21% and a return on equity of 30.41%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.44 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.130-1.390 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st were given a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 31st. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 103.84%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $195.00 price objective on Texas Instruments and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Morgan Stanley set a $175.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Mizuho set a $145.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $170.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $191.67.

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.