Employees Retirement System of Texas Invests $4.59 Million in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Employees Retirement System of Texas purchased a new position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 22,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,588,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC increased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $343,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 10,996 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,283,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 2.9% in the second quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $389,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC raised 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 valued at $782,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trivium Point Advisory LLC lifted its stake 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 last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on TXN shares. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Texas Instruments from $196.00 to $175.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Bank of America lowered Texas Instruments from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $208.00 to $190.00 in a research note on Monday, October 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Susquehanna reduced their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $200.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $191.67.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of Texas Instruments stock opened at $165.35 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $150.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.23, a P/E/G ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.02. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $139.95 and a twelve month high of $221.69. The company’s fifty day moving average is $170.48 and its 200 day moving average is $187.05. The company has a quick ratio of 2.90, a current ratio of 4.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81.

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

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st were paid a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 31st. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is currently 103.84%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In related news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 9,990 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.33, for a total transaction of $1,621,676.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 14,937 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,424,723.21. This trade represents a 40.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total transaction of $164,310.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 20,821 shares in the company, valued at $3,421,098.51. This trade represents a 4.58% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

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.