Troy Asset Management Ltd Decreases Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Troy Asset Management Ltd lowered its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 172,131 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 14,192 shares during the period. Texas Instruments comprises 1.0% of Troy Asset Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Troy Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $35,738,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 67.6% during the 1st quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% during the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 69.9% during the 2nd quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. Finally, LGT Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 328.9% during the second quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC now owns 193 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TXN has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Bank of America lowered shares of Texas Instruments from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $208.00 to $190.00 in a research note on Monday, October 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $156.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Monday, December 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and seven have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $189.67.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 9,990 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.33, for a total value of $1,621,676.70. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,937 shares in the company, valued at $2,424,723.21. This trade represents a 40.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total value of $164,310.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 20,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,421,098.51. This trade represents a 4.58% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $179.42 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $169.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $186.43. The company has a current ratio of 4.45, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $139.95 and a 12-month high of $221.69. The company has a market capitalization of $163.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.80, a PEG ratio of 3.18 and a beta of 1.00.

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

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st were issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 31st. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 103.84%.

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.