Welch Group LLC Boosts Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Welch Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 252,853 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,993 shares during the quarter. Texas Instruments makes up 2.2% of Welch Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position. Welch Group LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $52,497,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the second quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $343,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 0.4% during the second quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 10,996 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,283,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Acropolis Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the second quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $389,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 1.4% during the second quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,747 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $782,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, Trivium Point Advisory LLC boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 4.5% during the first quarter. Trivium Point Advisory LLC now owns 1,256 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of Texas Instruments 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Arete Research raised Texas Instruments to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Seaport Res Ptn raised Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $245.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $175.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $213.82.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 4.1%

Shares of TXN stock opened at $171.70 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $156.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $139.95 and a one year high of $221.69. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $188.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $185.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 5.81 and a quick ratio of 3.88.

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

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business 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 dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. This is a boost from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.3%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 104.03%.

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.