Simplicity Wealth LLC Buys 7,823 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Simplicity Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 120.2% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 14,330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 7,823 shares during the period. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $2,975,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 67.6% in the first quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Peoples Financial Services CORP. acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at $42,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on TXN. Susquehanna decreased their target price on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Arete Research raised shares of Texas Instruments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $213.82.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total transaction of $308,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

TXN stock opened at $180.32 on Monday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $139.95 and a twelve month high of $221.69. 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 company has a market cap of $163.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.01. The business’s fifty day moving average is $189.08 and its 200-day moving average is $185.92.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The business had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.17 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is 99.63%.

Texas Instruments Company Profile

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.