2,479 Shares in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Purchased by Natural Investments LLC

Natural Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,479 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $464,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 590 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.71, for a total value of $106,618.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 11,717 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,117,379.07. The trade was a 4.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Janet F. Clark sold 6,065 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.62, for a total value of $1,234,955.30. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 10,816 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,202,353.92. This represents a 35.93 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 297,655 shares of company stock valued at $59,841,304 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.68% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on TXN shares. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $180.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $199.00 to $195.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 24th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $208.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $200.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $209.20.

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Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN stock opened at $177.34 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $189.39 and a 200-day moving average of $197.00. The company has a market cap of $161.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.17, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 4.12, a quick ratio of 2.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $159.11 and a 12-month high of $220.38.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.10. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 28.08% and a net margin of 30.68%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.49 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 31st were given a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.07%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 31st. Texas Instruments's payout ratio is currently 104.82%.

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.

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