Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Stock: Ritholtz Wealth Management Increases Holdings

Ritholtz Wealth Management grew its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 15.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,076 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,162 shares during the quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $4,503,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC now owns 827 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $230,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the period. May Hill Capital LLC grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. May Hill Capital LLC now owns 990 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $277,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Aviance Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Aviance Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,754 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,052,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,947 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $829,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. Finally, HBW Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,730 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $336,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments News Summary

Investors following TXN have been watching these news items:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong quarterly growth: The supplied results show Q3 EPS of $2.62 versus a $2.40 consensus estimate and revenue of $6.06 billion, up 27.7% year over year. That performance supports the growth case behind TXN’s recent momentum. Article: Texas Instruments Stock Price Prediction
• Positive Sentiment: Embedded and industrial AI products: AI features added to the CCStudio development ecosystem are designed to speed embedded software development, while new industrial communication hardware targets factory automation, robotics and IIoT. These offerings could strengthen TXN’s position in long-life industrial applications. Article: Did Agentic AI Tools Just Shift Texas Instruments Investment Narrative?
• Neutral Sentiment: ETF buying offers a demand signal, not a business catalyst: ETFs reportedly added $365.9 million of TXN shares on Monday, indicating institutional fund demand, though this does not by itself establish a change in fundamentals. Article: 42 ETFs Add to Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of TXN stock opened at $312.48 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $152.73 and a 1 year high of $334.03. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $282.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $263.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $285.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a current ratio of 5.59, a quick ratio of 4.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $2.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.22. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 34.25% and a return on equity of 40.51%. The firm had revenue of $6.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.94 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.48 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 27.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.97 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 30th were given a dividend of $1.52 per share. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. This represents a $6.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 30th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 78.86%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TXN has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $360.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. Truist Financial set a $305.00 price objective on Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, October 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $315.37.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In related news, Director Robert E. Sanchez sold 6,065 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $302.21, for a total transaction of $1,832,903.65. Following the sale, the director directly owned 21,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,527,736. This trade represents a 21.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Janet F. Clark sold 4,306 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.46, for a total value of $1,302,392.76. Following the transaction, the director owned 11,341 shares in the company, valued at $3,430,198.86. This represents a 27.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 27,968 shares of company stock valued at $8,236,892 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) designs and manufactures analog and embedded semiconductor products used in industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment, and enterprise systems. Its analog products help manage power, sense and measure real-world signals, and support signal processing, while its embedded processing products provide computing and control functions within electronic systems. The company offers a broad portfolio of semiconductors, including power-management devices, amplifiers, data converters, microcontrollers, processors, and connectivity products.