Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN)

176.36 1.50%
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Pros
Company’s profitability is improving
Forward dividend yield higher than the industry and sector averages
Buy analyst rating
Cons
Forward P/B ratio high relative to industry peers
Forward P/S ratio high relative to industry peers
Forward PEG ratio high relative to industry peers
High short interest

Pros

  1. TXN profitability is improving. The YoY profit margin change was 1.43 percentage points. See TXN profitability chart.
  2. TXN forward dividend yield is 3.14%, higher than the industry (0.41%) and sector (0.33%) forward dividend yields. See TXN forward dividend chart.
  3. TXN average analyst rating is Buy. See TXN analyst rating chart.

Cons

  1. TXN Price/Book ratio is 16.13, which is high compared to its industry peers’ P/B ratios. See TXN forward Price/Book ratio chart.
  2. TXN Price/Sales ratio is 8.13, which is high compared to its industry peers’ P/S ratios. See TXN forward Price/Sales ratio chart.
  3. TXN PEG ratio (P/E adjusted for growth) is 1.69, which is high compared to its industry peers’ PEG ratios. See TXN PEG chart.
  4. TXN short interest (days to cover the shorts) ratio is 2.83. The stock garners more short interest than the average industry, sector or S&P 500 stock. See TXN short interest ratio chart.