Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. Takes Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 2,135 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $443,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 67.6% in 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 during the last quarter. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired 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.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction 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 owned 38,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Texas Instruments Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of TXN opened at $181.81 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $165.29 billion, a PE ratio of 33.30, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.01. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $188.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $185.94. 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 12 month low of $139.95 and a 12 month high of $221.69.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.17 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.1%. This is a boost from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 104.03%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on TXN shares. Truist Financial lifted their price target on Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group set a $255.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. BNP Paribas raised shares of Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $197.00 to $192.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 12th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $218.00 to $208.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $213.82.

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.