Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Acquires 45,281 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 5.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 831,597 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 45,281 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.09% of Texas Instruments worth $152,789,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 85.2% in the 3rd quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the third quarter worth about $29,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% in the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 69.9% during the second quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on TXN shares. Susquehanna reduced their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $200.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Texas Instruments from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $200.00 to $156.00 in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Truist Financial upped their target price on Texas Instruments from $175.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $175.00 price objective on Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and seven have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $194.22.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 9,990 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.33, for a total value of $1,621,676.70. Following the sale, the director owned 14,937 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,424,723.21. This trade represents a 40.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total transaction of $164,310.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 20,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,421,098.51. This represents a 4.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of TXN opened at $189.59 on Wednesday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $139.95 and a fifty-two week high of $221.69. The firm has a market cap of $172.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.66, a PEG ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $175.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $183.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a current ratio of 4.45.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.48. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.21% and a return on equity of 30.41%. The business had revenue of $4.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.65 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.44 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th will be paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 103.84%.

Texas Instruments Profile

Texas Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: TXN) is a global semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, that designs and manufactures analog and embedded processing chips. The company’s products are used across a wide range of end markets, including industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications and enterprise equipment. TI’s business emphasizes components that condition, convert, manage and move electrical signals—capabilities that are foundational to modern electronic systems.

TI’s product portfolio includes a broad array of analog integrated circuits—such as power management, amplifiers, data converters and interface devices—as well as embedded processors and microcontrollers used to control systems and run real-time applications.