Howard Capital Management Inc. Buys 2,709 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Howard Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 11.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 26,745 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,709 shares during the period. Howard Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $5,553,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Dagco Inc. bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 67.6% during the 1st quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 328.9% during the second quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC now owns 193 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the period. Finally, Mid American Wealth Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at about $40,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Texas Instruments 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 completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $169.41 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $154.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.97, a PEG ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $221.69. The company has a quick ratio of 2.90, a current ratio of 4.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $185.03 and a 200 day moving average of $186.50.

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

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 103.84%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on TXN. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley set a $175.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their target price on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $195.00 target price on Texas Instruments and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $191.67.

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.