Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Holdings Decreased by Prudential PLC

Prudential PLC lowered its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 18.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 144,223 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 32,656 shares during the quarter. Prudential PLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $29,944,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Catalyst Funds Management Pty Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,752,000. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 1.7% in the second quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 5,131 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,065,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the period. Quilter Plc bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at $340,000. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 11.8% during the 2nd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 745,787 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $154,840,000 after purchasing an additional 78,950 shares during the period. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 69.9% during the 2nd quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total value of $164,310.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 20,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,421,098.51. This trade represents a 4.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at $7,984,624.05. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on TXN shares. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a $158.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $196.00 to $175.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Bank of America lowered shares of Texas Instruments from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and cut their target price for the company from $208.00 to $190.00 in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Two investment 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. According to MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $191.67.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

NASDAQ TXN opened at $157.09 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 4.45, a quick ratio of 2.90 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 $142.74 billion, a PE ratio of 28.72, a PEG ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.02. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $172.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $187.23.

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

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st were issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 31st. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 103.84%.

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.