Merit Financial Group LLC Buys 12,720 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 20.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 73,860 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,720 shares during the quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $13,570,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.5% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 95,447,320 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $19,816,773,000 after buying an additional 1,426,360 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 43,325,014 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,995,139,000 after acquiring an additional 1,084,364 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 22,224,770 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,595,478,000 after acquiring an additional 279,755 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 3.3% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,068,306 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,920,862,000 after acquiring an additional 443,738 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,836,310,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $175.42 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $169.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $185.11. 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 Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $221.69. The firm has a market cap of $159.39 billion, a PE ratio of 32.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.00.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total value of $164,310.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 20,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,421,098.51. This represents a 4.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Ronald Kirk sold 9,990 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.33, for a total value of $1,621,676.70. Following the transaction, the director owned 14,937 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,424,723.21. This trade represents a 40.08% 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on TXN shares. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $190.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. 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 report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $170.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and seven have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $191.49.

Texas Instruments Profile

Texas Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: TXN) is a global semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, that designs and manufactures analog and embedded processing chips. The company’s products are used across a wide range of end markets, including industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications and enterprise equipment. TI’s business emphasizes components that condition, convert, manage and move electrical signals—capabilities that are foundational to modern electronic systems.

TI’s product portfolio includes a broad array of analog integrated circuits—such as power management, amplifiers, data converters and interface devices—as well as embedded processors and microcontrollers used to control systems and run real-time applications.