Rothschild Investment LLC Sells 72 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)

Rothschild Investment LLC decreased its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 6.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,098 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 72 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $206,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Howard Capital Management Group LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the third quarter valued at about $202,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC raised its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 16.2% in the 3rd quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 459 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $95,000 after buying an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments by 4.0% during the third quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 3,848 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $795,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Autumn Glory Partners LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments by 41.5% during the third quarter. Autumn Glory Partners LLC now owns 7,286 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,508,000 after purchasing an additional 2,136 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments by 4.0% during the third quarter. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC now owns 34,676 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,991,000 after purchasing an additional 1,332 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $199.98 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $188.91 and its 200-day moving average is $197.69. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $159.11 and a 1 year high of $220.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 4.12 and a quick ratio of 2.88. The company has a market capitalization of $182.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.53, a P/E/G ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.97.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.49 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st were paid a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.72%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 104.82%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on TXN shares. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $199.00 to $195.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 24th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price 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. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $180.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $209.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 590 shares of the firm’s 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 in the company, valued at approximately $2,117,379.07. This trade represents a 4.79 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Janet F. Clark sold 6,065 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.62, for a total transaction of $1,234,955.30. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 10,816 shares in the company, valued at $2,202,353.92. This represents a 35.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 200,655 shares of company stock valued at $40,665,374. 0.68% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.