Freedom Day Solutions LLC Sells 1,026 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Freedom Day Solutions LLC decreased its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 10,915 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,026 shares during the period. Freedom Day Solutions LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $2,266,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth $28,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 67.6% in the first quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Peoples Financial Services CORP. acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on TXN. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $197.00 to $192.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Arete Research upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $160.00 to $192.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $213.82.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $178.96 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $221.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a current ratio of 5.81. The company’s fifty day moving average is $188.45 and its 200-day moving average is $185.80. The company has a market capitalization of $162.70 billion, a PE ratio of 32.78, a P/E/G ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.09. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 30.10%. The company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.17 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a $1.42 dividend. This is a positive change 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%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 104.03%.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,984,624.05. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Texas Instruments 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.