B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Sells 3,530 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG decreased its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 1.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 224,588 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 3,530 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $42,112,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 2.5 %

NASDAQ TXN opened at $176.33 on Monday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $159.11 and a 12 month high of $220.39. The company has a current ratio of 4.12, a quick ratio of 2.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $186.45 and a 200-day moving average of $194.62. The company has a market cap of $160.45 billion, a PE ratio of 33.97, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.98.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly 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 net margin of 30.68% and a return on equity of 28.08%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.49 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 31st were paid a $1.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 31st. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.09%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is 104.82%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on TXN shares. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $180.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $208.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Friday, January 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $209.20.

Insider Activity

In related news, Chairman Richard K. Templeton sold 97,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.72, for a total value of $19,663,840.00. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 409,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $82,930,522.08. This represents a 19.17 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 590 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.71, for a total transaction of $106,618.90. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 11,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,117,379.07. This trade represents a 4.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 297,655 shares of company stock valued at $59,841,304 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.57% 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.