Metis Global Partners LLC Sells 7,597 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Metis Global Partners LLC reduced its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 11.1% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 60,622 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 7,597 shares during the quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $12,586,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 33.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,158,000 after acquiring an additional 4,218 shares during the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 96,738 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $17,384,000 after purchasing an additional 818 shares in the last quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter valued at $71,000. Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 387,897 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $69,705,000 after purchasing an additional 4,084 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CFC Planning Co LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments by 15.5% in the 1st quarter. CFC Planning Co LLC now owns 14,303 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,570,000 after purchasing an additional 1,921 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wolfe Research raised shares of Texas Instruments from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $170.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Susquehanna dropped their target price on Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $200.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. DZ Bank restated a “sell” rating and set a $158.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $191.67.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $160.55 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $177.59 and its 200 day moving average is $187.01. The company has a market cap of $145.88 billion, a PE ratio of 29.35, a P/E/G ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 4.45 and a quick ratio of 2.90. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $221.69.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 29.21%.The firm had revenue of $4.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.65 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.44 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.130-1.390 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 103.84%.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.57% 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.