Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. Buys 40,652 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. grew its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 115.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 75,751 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 40,652 shares during the period. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $15,727,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in TXN. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,158,000 after purchasing an additional 4,218 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 104,260.0% in the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $937,000 after buying an additional 5,213 shares during the last quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.9% in the first quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 8,201 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,474,000 after buying an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 25.7% during the first quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 21,521 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,867,000 after acquiring an additional 4,406 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sendero Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.0% during the first quarter. Sendero Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,970 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,432,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value 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 $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TXN has been the subject of a number of research reports. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $175.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. TD Cowen dropped their target price on Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $245.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $213.82.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 1.8%

TXN opened at $180.39 on Thursday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $139.95 and a one year high of $221.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 5.81 and a quick ratio of 3.88. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $189.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $164.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.04, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion for 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%.The business’s revenue was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

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

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.