Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Takes $1.80 Million Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. bought a new stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 8,648 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,795,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of TXN. Dagco Inc. purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth about $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 67.6% during the first quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 328.9% in the 2nd quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC now owns 193 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Mid American Wealth Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter valued at $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total transaction of $308,025.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 38,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total transaction of $164,310.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 20,821 shares in the company, valued at $3,421,098.51. The trade was a 4.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of TXN opened at $159.33 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $144.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.13, a P/E/G ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.02. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $139.95 and a fifty-two week high of $221.69. 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’s 50-day moving average is $174.23 and its 200-day moving average is $187.32.

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

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Friday, October 31st were paid a $1.42 dividend. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 31st. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 103.84%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on TXN shares. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup lowered their price target on Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Rosenblatt Securities cut their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on Texas Instruments from $230.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, UBS Group set a $245.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments and gave the stock 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 given a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $191.67.

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.