U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC Has $3.56 Million Stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 19,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 341 shares during the quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $3,563,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the third quarter valued at $28,000. Tsfg LLC grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 82.0% in the third quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 182 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the third quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the 3rd quarter worth about $41,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In related news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 10,539 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.33, for a total value of $2,142,894.87. Following the sale, the director now owns 14,323 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,912,295.59. The trade was a 42.39 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of TXN opened at $184.61 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $191.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $198.78. The company has a quick ratio of 2.88, a current ratio of 4.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $155.46 and a 12-month high of $220.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $168.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.97.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.10. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 28.08% and a net margin of 30.68%. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.49 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be given a dividend of $1.36 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 31st. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.95%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 104.82%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on TXN shares. Bank of America lowered their price target on Texas Instruments from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $199.00 to $195.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Friday, January 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $209.20.

About Texas Instruments

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.