Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Cut to “Underperform” at Mizuho

Mizuho downgraded shares of Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have $150.00 price target on the semiconductor company’s stock, down from their prior price target of $200.00.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $192.00 to $185.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Arete Research raised Texas Instruments to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, BNP Paribas raised Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $191.67.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of TXN opened at $170.71 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $186.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $185.81. The company has a quick ratio of 3.88, a current ratio of 5.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $155.20 billion, a PE ratio of 31.21, a P/E/G ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments has a 52-week low of $139.95 and a 52-week high of $221.69.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly 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. The business had revenue of $4.74 billion during 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 30.43%. The business’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.44 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.130-1.390 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Texas Instruments will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a $1.42 dividend. 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 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 99.63%.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 38,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,984,624.05. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Texas Instruments

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in TXN. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 85.2% in the third quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at $28,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 67.6% in the first quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% 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.