Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Shares Gap Down – Should You Sell?

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXNGet Free Report)’s stock price gapped down prior to trading on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $294.19, but opened at $277.30. Texas Instruments shares last traded at $284.4690, with a volume of 2,285,128 shares traded.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on TXN. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $290.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday. Benchmark raised their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $315.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley set a $255.00 price objective on Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $330.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Monday. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $306.00.

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Texas Instruments Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 4.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $301.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $246.39. The stock has a market cap of $257.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.41, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.32.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXNGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.23. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. The company had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.26 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.41 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.69 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 31st will be given a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 97.26%.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other news, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 47,734 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $308.10, for a total value of $14,706,845.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 85,485 shares in the company, valued at $26,337,928.50. The trade was a 35.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total transaction of $5,606,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 204,339 shares in the company, valued at $57,280,308.48. This represents a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Texas Instruments

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. HBW Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.2% during the first quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,730 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $336,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the first quarter. Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,338 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt boosted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 5,960 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,157,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Absher Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Absher Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,223 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $820,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Severin Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.3% in the first quarter. Severin Investments LLC now owns 1,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $262,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Company Profile

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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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