Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Boosts Stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 831,597 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 45,281 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $152,789,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,836,310,000. Soundwatch Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 174,339.6% in the second quarter. Soundwatch Capital LLC now owns 2,974,196 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $617,503,000 after acquiring an additional 2,972,491 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.5% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 95,447,320 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $19,816,773,000 after acquiring an additional 1,426,360 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 94.9% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,517,451 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $522,559,000 after purchasing an additional 1,225,524 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 43,325,014 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,995,139,000 after purchasing an additional 1,084,364 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 1.0%

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $189.59 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $172.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 4.45 and a quick ratio of 2.90. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $175.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $183.06. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $139.95 and a one year high of $221.69.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.48. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 29.21%.The business had revenue of $4.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.65 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.44 earnings per share. Texas Instruments’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 103.84%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 9,990 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.33, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 40.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total transaction of $164,310.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 20,821 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,421,098.51. This trade represents a 4.58% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on TXN shares. Bank of America downgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $208.00 to $190.00 in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Monday, December 29th. TD Cowen decreased their target price on Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $170.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and seven have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $194.22.

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.