Texas Instruments’ (TXN) Hold (C+) Rating Reiterated at Weiss Ratings

Weiss Ratings reiterated their hold (c+) rating on shares of Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) in a research report report published on Friday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Citigroup dropped their price target on Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Robert W. Baird set a $195.00 target price on Texas Instruments and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Rosenblatt Securities reduced their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Wolfe Research raised shares of Texas Instruments from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, July 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $191.67.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN stock opened at $169.13 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $185.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $186.50. The stock has a market cap of $153.67 billion, a PE ratio of 30.92, a P/E/G ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments has a one year low of $139.95 and a one year high of $221.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 4.45 and a quick ratio of 2.90.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.21% and a return on equity of 30.41%. The company had revenue of $4.74 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.65 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.44 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.130-1.390 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Texas Instruments will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Friday, October 31st will be paid a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 99.45%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 38,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Texas Instruments

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 85.2% in the third quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the period. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at $28,000. Dagco Inc. purchased a new position in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 67.6% in the 1st quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Company 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.