Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. Buys 24,988 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 9.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 297,223 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 24,988 shares during the period. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $61,709,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC now owns 4,839 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,005,000 after buying an additional 249 shares during the period. eCIO Inc. raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 11.3% in the second quarter. eCIO Inc. now owns 2,141 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $445,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the period. Advyzon Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 10.8% in the second quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC now owns 3,077 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $639,000 after acquiring an additional 301 shares in the last quarter. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,950 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $405,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, STF Management LP boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. STF Management LP now owns 14,367 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,983,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the vice president owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TXN has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup dropped their target price on Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Bank of America lowered shares of Texas Instruments from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $208.00 to $190.00 in a research report on Monday, October 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $195.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $191.67.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of TXN opened at $159.73 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $145.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.02. 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 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $221.69. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $175.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $187.50.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.48. The company had revenue of $4.74 billion for 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%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.44 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.130-1.390 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is currently 103.84%.

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.