First Fiduciary Investment Counsel Inc. Acquires 741 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

First Fiduciary Investment Counsel Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 1.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 51,128 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 741 shares during the period. Texas Instruments accounts for about 2.1% of First Fiduciary Investment Counsel Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. First Fiduciary Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $10,615,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of TXN. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,158,000 after buying an additional 4,218 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 21.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 19,043 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,422,000 after buying an additional 3,402 shares during the last quarter. CX Institutional raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 13.7% during the first quarter. CX Institutional now owns 4,094 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $736,000 after buying an additional 493 shares during the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.9% during the first quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 4,123 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $741,000 after buying an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth approximately $491,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on TXN shares. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $245.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $195.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $213.82.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 4.1%

Texas Instruments stock opened at $171.70 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $156.10 billion, a PE ratio of 31.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $139.95 and a twelve month high of $221.69. The company has a quick ratio of 3.88, a current ratio of 5.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company has a 50 day moving average of $188.26 and a 200-day moving average of $185.72.

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

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%. This is a boost from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 99.63%.

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.