Entropy Technologies LP Acquires 7,091 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Entropy Technologies LP boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXNFree Report) by 135.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 12,327 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,091 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $2,139,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bogart Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 647 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $112,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in Texas Instruments by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 10,228 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,775,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 7,356 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,276,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC now owns 3,230 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $560,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Emerald Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Emerald Advisors LLC now owns 6,886 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,195,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Texas Instruments news, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total value of $5,606,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 204,339 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $57,280,308.48. The trade was a 8.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Shanon J. Leonard sold 4,963 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $295.22, for a total value of $1,465,176.86. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 24,867 shares in the company, valued at $7,341,235.74. The trade was a 16.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $315.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Benchmark raised their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, HC Wainwright cut shares of Texas Instruments to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $269.61.

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Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $313.34 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 4.46. The firm has a market cap of $285.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.32. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $274.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $222.67. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $152.73 and a fifty-two week high of $331.51.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXNGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.85 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.23 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 5th were issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 97.26%.

Texas Instruments Company Profile

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Texas Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: TXN) is a global semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, that designs and manufactures analog and embedded processing chips. The company’s products are used across a wide range of end markets, including industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications and enterprise equipment. TI’s business emphasizes components that condition, convert, manage and move electrical signals—capabilities that are foundational to modern electronic systems.

TI’s product portfolio includes a broad array of analog integrated circuits—such as power management, amplifiers, data converters and interface devices—as well as embedded processors and microcontrollers used to control systems and run real-time applications.

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