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There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that Rice University President Reginald DesRoches to join TI board of directors.
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As a NASDAQ listed company, TXN falls under the Technology sector while operating within the Semiconductors industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $164.08 and fluctuated between $164.12 as its day high and $161.50 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Texas Instruments Inc. is $149.20B. A total of 4.52 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.58M shares.
Insider Activity
Aside from predicting where a stock will go, investors also consider insider trades as an indicator of the stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, TXN has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 5 BUYs and 5 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 39,979 shares during that period but sold 42,217.
In the most recent transaction, BLINN MARK A sold 1,744 shares of TXN for 159.85 per share on Jan 31. After the transaction, the Director now owns 11,693 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 13, KIRK RONALD sold 12,299 shares at 145.51 per share. TXN shares that Director owns now total 13,637.
Among the insiders who sold shares, COX CARRIE SMITH disposed of 16,055 shares on Jul 31 at a per-share price of $180.04. This resulted in the Director holding 35,801 shares of TXN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, PATSLEY PAMELA H sold 10,539 shares at $179.34 per share on Jul 27. Company shares held by the Director now total 32,662.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Texas Instruments Inc. pays an annual dividend of $5.08, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.10%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.20. TXN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1/30/2024 when it declared a $1.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/13/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/14/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 10/30/2023. The TXN stock dividend was $1.30 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for TXN in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $168.83 with high estimates of $210.00 and low estimates of $109.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, TXN has a high of $188.12 and a low of $139.48.
As of this writing, TXN has an earnings estimate of $1.07 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 24 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.14 per share and a lower estimate of $1.02. The company reported an EPS of $1.85 in the last quarter, which was 1.60% higher than expectations of $1.82.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. TXN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $9.74B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $8.12B in debt and $2.57B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $18.59, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $13.33B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for TXN is Buy with a score of 3.42.
