Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 2,569 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $482,000.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.5% in the third 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 during the last quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,574 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $738,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Lansing Street Advisors grew its holdings in Texas Instruments by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 1,127 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $233,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC increased its position in Texas Instruments by 1.1% during the third quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 4,985 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,030,000 after buying an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ABLE Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.9% in the third quarter. ABLE Financial Group LLC now owns 1,818 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $376,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.
Texas Instruments Stock Performance
TXN traded down $1.96 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $202.00. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,349,861 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,488,266. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $159.11 and a twelve month high of $220.38. The company has a current ratio of 4.12, a quick ratio of 2.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The stock has a market cap of $183.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.92, a PEG ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $188.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $197.27.
Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.30 earnings per share 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 firm earned $1.49 EPS. Research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.
Texas Instruments Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 31st were issued a $1.36 dividend. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 104.82%.
Insider Activity
In other 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 sale, the director now directly owns 11,717 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,117,379.07. This represents a 4.79 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Ronald Kirk sold 10,539 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.33, for a total value of $2,142,894.87. Following the transaction, the director now owns 14,323 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,912,295.59. This trade represents a 42.39 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.68% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research analysts recently weighed in on TXN shares. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $180.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $190.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $208.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Truist Financial cut their price target on Texas Instruments from $199.00 to $195.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $209.20.
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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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