Advocate Group LLC Sells 338 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Advocate Group LLC cut its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,159 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 338 shares during the quarter. Advocate Group LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $7,300,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TXN. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,158,000 after buying an additional 4,218 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 21.8% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 19,043 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,422,000 after buying an additional 3,402 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 9.0% in the first quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 5,288 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $950,000 after buying an additional 435 shares during the period. Everhart Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 12.2% in the first quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,190 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $753,000 after buying an additional 455 shares during the period. Finally, Howard Capital Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at about $176,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the vice president owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 4.1%

Shares of Texas Instruments stock opened at $171.70 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a current ratio of 5.81. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $221.69. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $188.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $185.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $156.10 billion, a PE ratio of 31.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.17 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share 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. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. 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. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 99.63%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on TXN. Arete Research raised Texas Instruments to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $195.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Bank of America decreased their price target on Texas Instruments from $218.00 to $208.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Arete started coverage on Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $203.80 target price for the company. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $213.82.

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.