Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Holdings Reduced by Artemis Investment Management LLP

Artemis Investment Management LLP reduced its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 163,174 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 13,696 shares during the period. Artemis Investment Management LLP’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $45,703,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,493,000. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,962,000. Ieq Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth $17,709,000. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth $13,056,000. Finally, Heartland Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth $4,396,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on TXN shares. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $230.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Benchmark raised their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $315.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Arete Research lowered their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $405.00 to $381.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $304.26.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $264.63, for a total transaction of $1,852,410.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 23,181 shares in the company, valued at $6,134,388.03. This trade represents a 23.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN traded down $4.58 on Thursday, hitting $284.40. 1,723,854 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,580,510. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $152.73 and a 1-year high of $334.03. The company has a market capitalization of $259.73 billion, a PE ratio of 43.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 3.44 and a current ratio of 4.86. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $271.18 and its 200 day moving average is $272.55.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.26 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 35.77% and a net margin of 31.11%.The firm’s revenue was up 22.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.41 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.45 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 30th will be issued a $1.52 dividend. This represents a $6.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 30th. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 86.45%.

Texas Instruments Profile

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) designs and manufactures analog and embedded semiconductor products used in industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment, and enterprise systems. Its analog products help manage power, sense and measure real-world signals, and support signal processing, while its embedded processing products provide computing and control functions within electronic systems.

The company offers a broad portfolio of semiconductors, including power-management devices, amplifiers, data converters, microcontrollers, processors, and connectivity products.