Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN – Get Free Report) VP Mohammad Yunus sold 51,098 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $270.44, for a total transaction of $13,818,943.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 52,856 shares in the company, valued at $14,294,376.64. The trade was a 49.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.
Texas Instruments Stock Performance
NASDAQ:TXN opened at $281.08 on Friday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $255.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.13, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.01. The company’s 50-day moving average is $212.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $193.66. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $152.73 and a 1-year high of $287.83.
Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN – Get Free Report) last posted 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. Texas Instruments’s revenue was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.23 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. Analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.6 EPS for the current year.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Texas Instruments
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 96,445,978 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $17,720,020,000 after acquiring an additional 998,658 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 43,555,112 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,002,381,000 after buying an additional 230,098 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 24,288,604 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,213,832,000 after buying an additional 1,517,420 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 22,865,312 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,952,933,000 after buying an additional 248,515 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 10.6% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 18,184,514 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,154,831,000 after buying an additional 1,749,513 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms have weighed in on TXN. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $205.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $278.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $257.68.
Texas Instruments News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Texas Instruments this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and constructive Q2 guidance — TXN reported an EPS beat, raised outlook for Q2 revenue (~$5.0–$5.4B) and set EPS guidance of $1.77–$2.05, giving investors confidence in near‑term earnings momentum. Texas Instruments (TXN) Sees Stable Pricing in Q2, Signals Possible H2 Increases
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts are lifting price targets — multiple firms raised PTs after the quarter (Cantor, JPMorgan, Stifel and others), which supports buying interest and momentum. Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Receives $257.68 Average PT from Analysts
- Positive Sentiment: Strategic partnership expands edge‑AI exposure — TI’s collaboration with Lattice on low‑latency sensor fusion/edge AI broadens its addressable market in robotics and industrial automation, supporting the story beyond classic analog demand. Texas Instruments Lattice Edge AI Deal Meets Rich Valuation And Dividend Questions
- Neutral Sentiment: Momentum/technical breakout — commentators note a sharp run and broader sector rally that helped TXN outperform; helpful for sentiment but may be cyclical. Texas Instruments’ Breakout Was 5 Years in the Making. Does It Have Legs?
- Neutral Sentiment: Dividend and cash returns remain investor focus — TXN declared a quarterly dividend ($1.42) that supports income investors but raises questions about capital allocation given a high payout ratio.
- Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling this week — multiple insiders, including senior execs, disclosed large share sales (CFO and several VPs/directors), which can create short‑term selling pressure or investor nervousness. SEC Form 4 insider sale filings
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation and caution calls — some analysts and sector write‑ups warn the chip rally has pushed valuations high and some firms remain cautious, a potential headwind if rotational selling resumes. 5 Overbought Tech Stocks to Sell for Profit
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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