Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Shares Bought by Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI

Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI increased its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXNFree Report) by 3.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 9,504 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 321 shares during the period. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $1,782,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Tsfg LLC boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 82.0% during the 3rd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 182 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the period. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the 3rd quarter worth $39,000. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the third quarter worth $41,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Up 0.8 %

NASDAQ TXN opened at $187.03 on Tuesday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $155.46 and a 12 month high of $220.38. The company has a market capitalization of $170.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.76, a PEG ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 0.98. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $193.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $199.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 4.31 and a quick ratio of 3.14.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXNGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 period in the previous year, the company earned $1.49 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st will be given a $1.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.91%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 101.12%.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 10,539 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.33, for a total transaction of $2,142,894.87. Following the sale, the director now owns 14,323 shares in the company, valued at $2,912,295.59. The trade was a 42.39 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on TXN shares. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $180.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Friday. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Texas Instruments from $154.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $208.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $268.00 to $298.00 and gave the company 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 given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $209.20.

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About Texas Instruments

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN)

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