Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Has $1.68 Million Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 12.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 9,326 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 999 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $1,676,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of TXN. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at $28,000. Copia Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at $32,000. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TXN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $195.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Bank of America reduced their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $218.00 to $208.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $175.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Finally, Arete initiated coverage on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $203.80 target price for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $211.90.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 0.4%

TXN opened at $185.03 on Wednesday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $139.95 and a twelve month high of $221.69. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $199.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $186.65. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $168.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.89, a P/E/G ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 1.02.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments’s revenue 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. Analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 31st were given a dividend of $1.36 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 99.63%.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The shares were 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 owned 38,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

About Texas Instruments

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.