First Horizon Advisors Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 7.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 131,845 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,979 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $27,374,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of TXN. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,158,000 after purchasing an additional 4,218 shares during the period. Callan Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 13.3% in the first quarter. Callan Capital LLC now owns 4,065 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $730,000 after buying an additional 476 shares during the period. Stratos Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 28.3% in the first quarter. Stratos Investment Management LLC now owns 10,248 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,842,000 after buying an additional 2,258 shares during the period. Liberty One Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 9.6% in the first quarter. Liberty One Investment Management LLC now owns 25,096 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,510,000 after buying an additional 2,208 shares during the period. Finally, BXM Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1.8% in the first quarter. BXM Wealth LLC now owns 3,894 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $695,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TXN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $175.00 price objective 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. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $170.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities lowered their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $200.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $191.67.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN stock opened at $159.36 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $180.12 and a 200-day moving average price of $187.25. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52-week low of $139.95 and a 52-week high of $221.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $144.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.13, a PEG ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a current ratio of 4.45.

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

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared 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. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 103.84%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

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 transaction of $308,025.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.