9,486 Shares in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Purchased by Essential Planning LLC.

Essential Planning LLC. bought a new stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 9,486 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $1,898,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Financial Life Planners purchased a new position in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $190.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Barclays reduced their target price on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $180.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on 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 reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $209.20.

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Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of TXN traded down $2.10 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $173.60. 5,256,976 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,657,576. The firm has a market capitalization of $157.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.45, a P/E/G ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.98. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $159.11 and a fifty-two week high of $220.38. The business's 50 day moving average is $188.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $196.69. 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 (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.10. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.68% and a return on equity of 28.08%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.49 EPS. On average, equities 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st were issued a $1.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 31st. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.13%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is currently 104.82%.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other news, Director Janet F. Clark sold 6,065 shares of the firm's 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 completion of the transaction, the director now owns 10,816 shares in the company, valued at $2,202,353.92. This trade represents a 35.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Chairman Richard K. Templeton sold 97,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.72, for a total value of $19,663,840.00. Following the sale, the chairman now directly owns 409,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $82,930,522.08. The trade was a 19.17 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 297,655 shares of company stock worth $59,841,304 over the last three months. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.