Centaurus Financial Inc. Acquires Shares of 3,429 Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Centaurus Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 3,429 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,022,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at $31,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Addison Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth about $38,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Advocate Investing Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of TXN stock opened at $266.54 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $286.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $260.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 3.44 and a current ratio of 4.86. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $152.73 and a twelve month high of $334.03. The company has a market capitalization of $243.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.57, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.33.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.23. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 35.77% and a net margin of 31.11%.The company had revenue of $5.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.26 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.41 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.42 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Investors of record on Friday, July 31st were paid a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 31st. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 86.45%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. HC Wainwright cut Texas Instruments to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $320.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $360.00 to $340.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $312.12.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: TXN) is a global semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, that designs and manufactures analog and embedded processing chips. The company’s products are used across a wide range of end markets, including industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications and enterprise equipment. TI’s business emphasizes components that condition, convert, manage and move electrical signals—capabilities that are foundational to modern electronic systems.

TI’s product portfolio includes a broad array of analog integrated circuits—such as power management, amplifiers, data converters and interface devices—as well as embedded processors and microcontrollers used to control systems and run real-time applications.