Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Price Target Lowered to $185.00 at Stifel Nicolaus

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) had its price objective cut by Stifel Nicolaus from $192.00 to $185.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a hold rating on the semiconductor company’s stock.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $255.00 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Bank of America cut Texas Instruments from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $208.00 to $190.00 in a report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, DZ Bank reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a $158.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $211.64.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

NASDAQ TXN opened at $176.58 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $187.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $185.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $160.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a current ratio of 5.81. Texas Instruments has a fifty-two week low of $139.95 and a fifty-two week high of $221.69.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.17 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current 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 dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. 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. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 99.63%.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total transaction of $308,025.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 38,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Texas Instruments

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 95,447,320 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $19,816,773,000 after buying an additional 1,426,360 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.6% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 43,325,014 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,995,139,000 after acquiring an additional 1,084,364 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.3% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 22,224,770 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,595,478,000 after acquiring an additional 279,755 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Texas Instruments by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 21,915,824 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,938,274,000 after purchasing an additional 428,356 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Texas Instruments by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,068,306 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,920,862,000 after purchasing an additional 443,738 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

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.