CKW Financial Group Grows Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)

CKW Financial Group raised its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 6.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,605 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the quarter. CKW Financial Group’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $301,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 948.4% during the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 4,794,646 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $899,044,000 after purchasing an additional 4,337,295 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 454.5% in the 2nd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 1,256,289 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $244,386,000 after buying an additional 1,029,741 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 19,250,433 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,976,562,000 after acquiring an additional 782,053 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 17,253.3% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 613,440 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $126,718,000 after acquiring an additional 609,905 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.3% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 21,286,790 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,382,936,000 after acquiring an additional 487,892 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 7.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $185.52 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 4.31 and a quick ratio of 3.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $169.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.48, a P/E/G ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s 50-day moving average is $193.38 and its 200 day moving average is $199.43. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $155.46 and a 1 year high of $220.38.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.10. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 31.60% and a return on equity of 29.05%. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.49 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be issued a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.93%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 101.12%.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 10,539 shares of the firm’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 completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 14,323 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,912,295.59. This trade represents a 42.39 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.68% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently issued reports on TXN shares. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $208.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Barclays cut their target price 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. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Two research 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company 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.