Waverly Advisors LLC Reduces Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Waverly Advisors LLC decreased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 9.0% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 38,967 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 3,865 shares during the quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $11,615,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. HBW Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,730 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $336,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the first quarter. Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,338 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 5,960 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,157,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Absher Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Absher Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,223 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $820,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the period. Finally, Severin Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. Severin Investments LLC now owns 1,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $262,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of TXN stock opened at $261.59 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 3.44 and a current ratio of 4.86. The firm has a market cap of $238.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.33. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $278.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $262.26. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $152.73 and a one year high of $334.03.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.26 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 35.77% and a net margin of 31.11%.The company’s revenue was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.41 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.45 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 31st were given a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 31st. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is currently 86.45%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. KeyCorp raised their target price on Texas Instruments from $390.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Bank of America lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $320.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Mizuho upped their price target on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $312.12.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $264.63, for a total transaction of $1,852,410.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 23,181 shares in the company, valued at $6,134,388.03. This represents a 23.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) designs and manufactures semiconductors used in industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment and enterprise systems. The company’s portfolio is led by analog chips, which manage power, sensing and signal processing, and embedded processing products, including microcontrollers and processors that control electronic systems.

Texas Instruments also develops products such as data converters, amplifiers, interface and connectivity devices, motor drivers, power-management semiconductors and calculators.