Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI Sells 136 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI reduced its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 1.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,449 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 136 shares during the quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $1,962,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Acropolis Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $389,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,747 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $782,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Trivium Point Advisory LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. Trivium Point Advisory LLC now owns 1,256 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $226,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Trillium Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Trillium Asset Management LLC now owns 2,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $377,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aspen Investment Management Inc raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Aspen Investment Management Inc now owns 3,695 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $664,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

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 transaction 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TXN has been the subject of several research reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $160.00 to $192.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $171.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. DZ Bank restated a “sell” rating and issued a $158.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Monday, September 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $213.82.

Texas Instruments Stock Up 1.1%

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $182.32 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $189.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $185.85. The company has a market capitalization of $165.75 billion, a PE ratio of 33.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.01. 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 Incorporated has a 1-year low of $139.95 and a 1-year high of $221.69.

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

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

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