Life Planning Partners Inc Makes New $5.27 Million Investment in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)

Life Planning Partners Inc purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 28,127 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $5,274,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 41,679,234 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $8,609,679,000 after purchasing an additional 391,306 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 21,286,790 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,382,936,000 after acquiring an additional 487,892 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 19,250,433 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,976,562,000 after acquiring an additional 782,053 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 8,060,213 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,664,998,000 after acquiring an additional 36,441 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 7,773,932 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,605,861,000 after acquiring an additional 124,712 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Susquehanna dropped their price target on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Barclays lowered their price objective 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. Summit Insights upgraded Texas Instruments from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Friday, January 24th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $209.20.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 10,539 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director now directly owns 14,323 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,912,295.59. The trade was a 42.39 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 590 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director now owns 11,717 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,117,379.07. This represents a 4.79 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.68% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of TXN traded up $2.23 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $183.03. 4,136,730 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,088,853. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $158.90 and a 52 week high of $220.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 2.88 and a current ratio of 4.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $166.96 billion, a PE ratio of 35.27, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $188.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $197.31.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last issued 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 period in the prior year, the company earned $1.49 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st were given a $1.36 dividend. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.97%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio is currently 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.