Vontobel Holding Ltd. Decreases Stock Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)

Vontobel Holding Ltd. lessened its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 44.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 57,032 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 45,601 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.'s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $10,694,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 7.1% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 211,018 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $43,590,000 after purchasing an additional 13,972 shares during the period. Kowal Investment Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the third quarter worth $220,000. Good Life Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the third quarter worth $408,000. Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.9% in the third quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 17,923 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,702,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the period. Finally, Howard Capital Management Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the third quarter worth $202,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 10,539 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.33, for a total transaction of $2,142,894.87. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 14,323 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,912,295.59. This represents a 42.39 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 590 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the director now owns 11,717 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,117,379.07. This trade 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 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN traded up $3.43 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $186.46. The stock had a trading volume of 4,534,250 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,246,648. 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 company has a market cap of $170.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.97. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $159.11 and a 1 year high of $220.38. The business's 50 day moving average price is $187.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $197.24.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 5.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 31st were given a dividend of $1.36 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 31st. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.92%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 104.82%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $208.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $268.00 to $298.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $200.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $190.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $209.20.

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.