First Merchants Corp Sells 450 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

First Merchants Corp decreased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 38,575 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 450 shares during the quarter. First Merchants Corp’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $8,009,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 33.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,158,000 after purchasing an additional 4,218 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 10.5% during the 1st quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 13,817 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,483,000 after purchasing an additional 1,310 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 21.0% in the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 12,172 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,166,000 after acquiring an additional 2,109 shares in the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 7,711 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,386,000 after acquiring an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 4.8% in the 1st quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 19,668 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,534,000 after acquiring an additional 893 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total transaction of $308,025.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on TXN. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Seaport Res Ptn raised Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Texas Instruments from $197.00 to $192.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Texas Instruments from $160.00 to $192.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $213.82.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of TXN opened at $181.60 on Thursday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $221.69. The company has a current ratio of 5.81, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $188.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $185.84. The stock has a market cap of $165.10 billion, a PE ratio of 33.26, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The business had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.31 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.17 EPS. Texas Instruments’s quarterly revenue was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 99.63%.

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.