Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Shares Purchased by EagleClaw Capital Managment LLC

EagleClaw Capital Managment LLC raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 9.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 11,920 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. EagleClaw Capital Managment LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $2,235,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in TXN. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 948.4% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 4,794,646 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $899,044,000 after acquiring an additional 4,337,295 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 11.6% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 21,487,468 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,029,115,000 after acquiring an additional 2,237,035 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at $295,665,000. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 21.8% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 7,513,870 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,408,925,000 after acquiring an additional 1,345,629 shares during the period. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 31,596.0% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 718,865 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $134,794,000 after acquiring an additional 716,597 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 3.2 %

NASDAQ TXN opened at $189.34 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $159.11 and a one year high of $220.38. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $189.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $197.53. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $172.36 billion, a PE ratio of 36.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.97.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.30 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 last year, the firm posted $1.49 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast 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 was paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st were issued a $1.36 dividend. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.87%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 104.82%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of 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. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $199.00 to $195.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note 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 issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $209.20.

Insider Activity

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 590 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.71, for a total transaction of $106,618.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 11,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,117,379.07. The trade was a 4.79 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Richard K. Templeton sold 97,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $197.69, for a total transaction of $19,175,930.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 409,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $80,872,804.41. 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 three months, insiders sold 297,655 shares of company stock valued at $59,841,304. Company insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

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.