Corton Capital Inc. Acquires New Shares in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Corton Capital Inc. acquired a new position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,253 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $260,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC now owns 9,093 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,893,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Torray Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 30.4% in the 2nd quarter. Torray Investment Partners LLC now owns 131,793 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,363,000 after buying an additional 30,695 shares during the period. Telos Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter valued at about $223,000. Sigma Planning Corp lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 6.7% in the second quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 12,488 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,593,000 after buying an additional 786 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Palogic Value Management L.P. boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 6.2% during the second quarter. Palogic Value Management L.P. now owns 4,724 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $981,000 after buying an additional 274 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In related 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 transaction of $308,025.00. Following the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $161.46 on Tuesday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $221.69. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $181.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $187.17. The company has a quick ratio of 2.90, a current ratio of 4.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. The company has a market cap of $146.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.01.

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

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. This is a boost from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 103.84%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America downgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $208.00 to $190.00 in a research note on Monday, October 13th. 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 report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Morgan Stanley set a $175.00 price target on Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, BNP Paribas raised Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $191.67.

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.