State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D Sells 1,938 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D lessened its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 304,909 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,938 shares during the quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $63,305,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 13.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 7,414 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,539,000 after purchasing an additional 906 shares during the last quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 2,259 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $469,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. DDD Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth about $11,971,000. AlphaQuest LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 35.1% in the 2nd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 5,117 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,062,000 after purchasing an additional 1,330 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 13,077 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,715,000 after purchasing an additional 482 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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 stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total transaction of $308,025.00. Following the completion of 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Texas Instruments stock opened at $169.13 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.45, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $221.69. The company has a market cap of $153.76 billion, a PE ratio of 30.92, a PEG ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 1.01. The company’s 50-day moving average is $185.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $186.10.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) 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 company had revenue of $4.74 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.65 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.44 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.130-1.390 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 is a boost 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 103.84%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $200.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Robert W. Baird set a $195.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. DZ Bank reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $158.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, UBS Group set a $245.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two 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 assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $191.67.

About Texas Instruments

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.