Aureus Asset Management LLC Buys 5,889 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Aureus Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 16.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 41,016 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,889 shares during the period. Aureus Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $7,116,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. High Point Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Quattro Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 1.3%

Texas Instruments stock opened at $301.88 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $274.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.69, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.32. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $152.73 and a fifty-two week high of $331.51. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $278.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $224.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 4.46.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.85 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.23 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 5th were paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 5th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 97.26%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 47,734 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $308.10, for a total transaction of $14,706,845.40. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 85,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,337,928.50. This trade represents a 35.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Mohammad Yunus sold 51,098 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $270.44, for a total value of $13,818,943.12. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 52,856 shares in the company, valued at $14,294,376.64. This trade represents a 49.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 303,475 shares of company stock valued at $85,666,638 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. HC Wainwright downgraded Texas Instruments to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $278.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $269.61.

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.