2,912 Shares in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Acquired by Argentarii LLC

Argentarii LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 2,912 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $546,000.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 1,443 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $298,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.4% in the third quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,574 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $738,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 8,544 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,602,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Bell Bank boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bell Bank now owns 1,602 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $331,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blossom Wealth Management boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Blossom Wealth Management now owns 1,137 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $213,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company's stock.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 590 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.71, for a total value of $106,618.90. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 11,717 shares in the company, valued at $2,117,379.07. This represents a 4.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Janet F. Clark sold 6,065 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.62, for a total value of $1,234,955.30. Following the transaction, the director now owns 10,816 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,202,353.92. This trade represents a 35.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 297,655 shares of company stock valued at $59,841,304. Company insiders own 0.68% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on TXN. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Friday, January 24th. Barclays decreased their target price on 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. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $208.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $209.20.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TXN traded up $0.65 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $177.99. 1,289,138 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,595,890. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $159.11 and a twelve month high of $220.38. The firm has a market cap of $161.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.24, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.98. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $189.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $197.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 4.12 and a quick ratio of 2.88.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 company posted $1.49 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st were given a $1.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 31st. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.06%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is presently 104.82%.

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.