Stifel Financial Corp Has $544.40 Million Stock Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)

Stifel Financial Corp increased its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 0.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,903,235 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 19,219 shares during the period. Texas Instruments accounts for 0.6% of Stifel Financial Corp's portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest holding. Stifel Financial Corp owned 0.32% of Texas Instruments worth $544,401,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Promus Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN traded up $0.73 on Friday, hitting $162.86. The stock had a trading volume of 8,381,669 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,202,419. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $174.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $188.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 2.88 and a current ratio of 4.12. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $139.95 and a twelve month high of $220.39. The company has a market capitalization of $148.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.99.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $4.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.91 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.68% and a return on equity of 28.08%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 590 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were 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 owns 11,717 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,117,379.07. This trade represents a 4.79 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Richard K. Templeton sold 97,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.72, for a total transaction of $19,663,840.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now owns 409,089 shares in the company, valued at $82,930,522.08. The trade was a 19.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 297,655 shares of company stock worth $59,841,304. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on TXN shares. Summit Insights downgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday. TD Securities reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $215.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Mizuho set a $170.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded Texas Instruments from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $163.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $189.41.

About Texas Instruments

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.