Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Sold by Sarasin & Partners LLP

Sarasin & Partners LLP cut its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 0.4% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 127,146 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 528 shares during the period. Sarasin & Partners LLP’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $26,398,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of TXN. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at about $28,000. Copia Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter worth about $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted 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 worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth approximately $34,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 0.3%

TXN opened at $177.63 on Wednesday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $139.95 and a one year high of $221.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $161.49 billion, a PE ratio of 32.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.02. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $196.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $186.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a current ratio of 5.81.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.17 EPS. The company’s quarterly 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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were given a $1.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 99.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the company’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 value of $308,025.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on TXN. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Wolfe Research upgraded Texas Instruments from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, July 28th. Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Texas Instruments from $197.00 to $192.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $213.82.

Texas Instruments 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.