U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires 341 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 1.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund 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 SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of TXN. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the third quarter worth about $28,000. Tsfg LLC lifted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 82.0% during the third quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 182 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the third quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of TXN opened at $184.61 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $191.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $198.78. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52-week low of $155.46 and a 52-week high of $220.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 2.88 and a current ratio of 4.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $168.40 billion, a PE ratio of 35.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.97.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 firm earned $1.49 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be paid a $1.36 dividend. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.95%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is 104.82%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 10,539 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TXN has been the topic of several research reports. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Friday, January 24th. Barclays cut their price target on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $180.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Summit Insights upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $208.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price target 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. 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $209.20.

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.