Candriam S.C.A. Lowers Stock Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Candriam S.C.A. lowered its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 50.2% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 93,502 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 94,157 shares during the quarter. Candriam S.C.A.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $19,414,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Dagco Inc. bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 67.6% during the 1st quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 328.9% during the second quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC now owns 193 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Mid American Wealth Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth about $42,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TXN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, July 28th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $170.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $170.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $195.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $191.67.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other 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 value of $308,025.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $162.23 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year 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 firm has a 50-day moving average of $174.80 and a 200 day moving average of $187.16. The stock has a market cap of $147.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.02.

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

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st were issued a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 103.84%.

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.