Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Sold by Financial Advocates Investment Management

Financial Advocates Investment Management lowered its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 41.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,691 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,184 shares during the period. Financial Advocates Investment Management’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $351,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Verity & Verity LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.4% in the second quarter. Verity & Verity LLC now owns 111,536 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $23,157,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 142,111 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $29,505,000 after buying an additional 10,955 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 25,793.2% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 725,010 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $150,527,000 after buying an additional 722,210 shares during the last quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 45.7% during the 2nd quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC now owns 2,943 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $611,000 after buying an additional 923 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. raised its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 14.7% during the 2nd quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 1,836 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $381,000 after buying an additional 235 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price objective on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Robert W. Baird set a $195.00 price target on Texas Instruments and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Morgan Stanley set a $175.00 price objective on Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, UBS Group set a $245.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $191.67.

Texas Instruments Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of TXN opened at $165.35 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $170.15 and its 200-day simple moving average is $186.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a current ratio of 4.45. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $221.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $150.24 billion, a PE ratio of 30.23, a P/E/G ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.02.

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

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st were given a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 31st. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is 103.84%.

Insider Activity

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

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.