Westwood Holdings Group Inc. Acquires 438,917 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Westwood Holdings Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 327.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 573,043 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 438,917 shares during the period. Texas Instruments comprises about 1.0% of Westwood Holdings Group Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. owned 0.06% of Texas Instruments worth $118,975,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $343,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.4% in the second quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 10,996 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,283,000 after buying an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.9% in the second quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $389,000 after buying an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments by 1.4% during the second quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,747 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $782,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trivium Point Advisory LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments by 4.5% during the first quarter. Trivium Point Advisory LLC now owns 1,256 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $226,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TXN has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $196.00 to $175.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Citigroup reduced their price target on Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Morgan Stanley set a $175.00 price target on Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price objective on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded Texas Instruments from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, July 28th. 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 issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $191.67.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the 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 sale, the vice president owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total transaction of $164,310.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 20,821 shares in the company, valued at $3,421,098.51. This trade represents a 4.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

TXN opened at $159.33 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 4.45 and a quick ratio of 2.90. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $174.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $187.14. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $221.69. The company has a market capitalization of $144.77 billion, a PE ratio of 29.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.02.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $4.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.65 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.44 EPS. 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. Research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st were issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 31st. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. This is a boost from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 103.84%.

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.