Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN – Get Free Report) Director Carrie Smith Cox sold 8,838 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.41, for a total value of $2,708,051.58. Following the sale, the director owned 37,626 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,528,982.66. This represents a 19.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.
Texas Instruments Stock Up 0.6%
Shares of Texas Instruments stock opened at $308.17 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $225.86 and a 200-day moving average of $200.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 4.46 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The company has a market capitalization of $280.46 billion, a PE ratio of 52.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.31. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $152.73 and a 1-year high of $310.29.
Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.85 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The company’s revenue was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.23 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Texas Instruments
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership boosted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.7% during the third quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 758,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $139,331,000 after buying an additional 12,562 shares during the period. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd boosted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.3% during the third quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd now owns 1,307,580 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $240,242,000 after buying an additional 16,260 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd boosted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 555,199 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $96,321,000 after buying an additional 50,808 shares during the period. Greenland Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 66.3% during the third quarter. Greenland Capital Management LP now owns 58,151 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,684,000 after buying an additional 23,177 shares during the period. Finally, Providence Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the third quarter worth approximately $6,347,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several analysts recently weighed in on TXN shares. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. BNP Paribas Exane raised Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Mizuho set a $215.00 price objective on Texas Instruments and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $258.45.
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Texas Instruments News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Texas Instruments this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Texas Instruments’ analog business is reported to be rebounding strongly, with Q1 analog revenues up 22% to $3.92 billion as industrial demand and AI data-center spending improve the outlook for 2026. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target on TXN to $300, signaling continued analyst confidence even though it kept a neutral stance. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: The stock is drawing heavy investor attention and is trading near its 52-week high, which suggests momentum remains strong. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: A recent article highlighted TXN’s sharp run-up and questioned whether the stock is now fully valued after its rapid gain, which may temper near-term enthusiasm. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Director Carrie Smith Cox sold 8,838 shares at an average price of $306.41, a sizable reduction in her holdings that can sometimes be viewed as a caution signal by investors. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: VP Shanon Leonard also sold shares earlier this week, adding to insider selling activity around the stock. Article Title
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.
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