Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Sold by Carret Asset Management LLC

Carret Asset Management LLC cut its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 2.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,368 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 147 shares during the quarter. Carret Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $1,322,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Dagco Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its position 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 valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 328.9% in the 2nd quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC now owns 193 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mid American Wealth Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Texas Instruments stock opened at $160.51 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $139.95 and a 12-month high of $221.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $145.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.34, a P/E/G ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.01. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $182.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $186.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 4.45 and a quick ratio of 2.90.

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. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.21% and a return on equity of 30.41%. The company had revenue of $4.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.65 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.44 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.130-1.390 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a $1.42 dividend. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 103.84%.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares of the company’s stock, 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on TXN. Stifel Nicolaus set a $170.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. BNP Paribas raised shares of Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $196.00 to $175.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, 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.