Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for TXN FY2025 Earnings

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) – Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Texas Instruments in a research report issued on Friday, January 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C. Muse now expects that the semiconductor company will earn $5.25 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $5.50. Cantor Fitzgerald has a “Neutral” rating and a $200.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Texas Instruments’ current full-year earnings is $5.08 per share.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 in the prior year, the firm earned $1.49 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Texas Instruments from $199.00 to $195.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $154.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $268.00 to $298.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Bank of America cut their target price 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 investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $209.20.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of TXN opened at $185.52 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $169.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.48, a P/E/G ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $193.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $199.46. Texas Instruments has a 12 month low of $155.46 and a 12 month high of $220.38. The company has a current ratio of 4.31, a quick ratio of 3.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Texas Instruments

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fiduciary Alliance LLC grew its holdings in Texas Instruments by 25.3% during the 4th quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 36,801 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,901,000 after buying an additional 7,424 shares in the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 93,689 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $19,353,000 after acquiring an additional 5,201 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 454.5% in the second 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 purchasing an additional 1,029,741 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Texas Instruments by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 99,856 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $18,724,000 after purchasing an additional 4,238 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.3% during the third quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 2,702,500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $558,255,000 after purchasing an additional 8,100 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 10,539 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.33, for a total transaction of $2,142,894.87. Following the sale, the director now 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

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 issued a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 101.12%.

About Texas Instruments

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.