Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Shares Sold by Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC

Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 11.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,128 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 140 shares during the period. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $211,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TXN. Veracity Capital LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Veracity Capital LLC now owns 2,326 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $436,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 10.0% during the 4th quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,920 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $360,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the period. Capital Planning Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Capital Planning Advisors LLC now owns 15,211 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,852,000 after buying an additional 1,052 shares in the last quarter. Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,081 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $203,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. Finally, Asset Planning Services Inc. LA ADV boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Asset Planning Services Inc. LA ADV now owns 32,470 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,088,000 after buying an additional 935 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $200.61 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $155.46 and a 12-month high of $220.38. The company has a quick ratio of 3.14, a current ratio of 4.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $183.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $193.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $199.56.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.10. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 29.05% and a net margin of 31.60%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.49 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st will be given a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 101.12%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Susquehanna dropped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $268.00 to $298.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $210.45.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 10,539 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.33, for a total transaction of $2,142,894.87. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 14,323 shares in the company, valued at $2,912,295.59. This trade represents a 42.39 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

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.