FY2025 EPS Forecast for Texas Instruments Lifted by Analyst

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Texas Instruments in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, April 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C. Muse now anticipates that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $5.50 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.25. Cantor Fitzgerald has a "Neutral" rating and a $170.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Texas Instruments' current full-year earnings is $5.35 per share.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.22. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.68% and a return on equity of 28.08%. The business had revenue of $4.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.91 billion.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on TXN. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $171.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Baird R W raised Texas Instruments from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 7th. Summit Insights cut Texas Instruments from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley reissued an "underweight" rating and issued a $148.00 price objective (up previously from $146.00) on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $160.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $189.41.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 0.5 %

TXN stock opened at $162.86 on Monday. Texas Instruments has a 1-year low of $139.95 and a 1-year high of $220.39. 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 business's 50 day moving average is $174.21 and its 200-day moving average is $187.59. The firm has a market cap of $148.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.38, a P/E/G ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.99.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be issued a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.34%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 30th. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 104.82%.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 590 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.71, for a total transaction of $106,618.90. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 11,717 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,117,379.07. This trade represents a 4.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Janet F. Clark sold 6,065 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.62, for a total transaction of $1,234,955.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 10,816 shares of the company's stock, 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. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 297,655 shares of company stock worth $59,841,304. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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