Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Stock Purchased by Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management Inc.

Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management Inc. boosted its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 22.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 19,443 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,506 shares during the quarter. Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management Inc.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $5,446,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC now owns 827 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $230,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. May Hill Capital LLC increased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. May Hill Capital LLC now owns 990 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $277,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Aviance Capital Partners LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments by 1.0% during the third quarter. Aviance Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,754 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,052,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments by 1.2% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,947 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $829,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HBW Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments by 2.2% during the first quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,730 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $336,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Texas Instruments this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage points to strong earnings, rising demand for chips used in AI data centers and robust cash flow as possible supports for further gains. TXN has climbed about 70% year to date, though its premium valuation could limit upside. Read the article
• Positive Sentiment: TI added agentic AI capabilities to its CCStudio development ecosystem, including a tool designed to cut compatible-device software migration from months to days. Easier development could make TI’s microcontroller and connectivity products more attractive to engineers, although the revenue impact is not yet clear. Read the article
• Positive Sentiment: TI also introduced multiprotocol industrial communications devices for factory automation, robotics and industrial IoT. The products aim to simplify interoperability for equipment makers and plant operators, potentially supporting demand in industrial markets. Read the article
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks included TXN among its Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks, while a separate dividend-stock article highlighted the company’s appeal to income investors. Read the article
• Negative Sentiment: ETFs were reported as net sellers of TXN on Nov. 6, with $228.8 million in sales. This may create near-term selling pressure, though a single day of fund flows does not establish a longer-term trend. Read the article

Insider Activity

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.63, for a total value of $1,852,410.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 23,181 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,134,388.03. The trade was a 23.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Ronald Kirk sold 6,065 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $310.39, for a total value of $1,882,515.35. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 15,462 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,799,250.18. This represents a 28.17% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 27,968 shares of company stock valued at $8,236,892 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 4th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, October 22nd. DZ Bank raised Texas Instruments from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $300.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. Zacks Research upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Texas Instruments from $340.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $315.37.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $300.52 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $274.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a current ratio of 5.59, a quick ratio of 4.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The company’s 50-day moving average is $280.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $262.44. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $152.73 and a 12-month high of $334.03.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $2.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $6.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.94 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 34.25% and a return on equity of 40.51%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 27.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.48 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.97 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Investors of record on Friday, October 30th were given a dividend of $1.52 per share. This represents a $6.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 30th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 78.86%.

About Texas Instruments

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.