WealthPlan Investment Management LLC Lowers Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

WealthPlan Investment Management LLC trimmed its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 44.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 27,125 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 21,776 shares during the quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $4,706,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of TXN. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 33.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,158,000 after buying an additional 4,218 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 12.8% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 9,084 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,632,000 after buying an additional 1,031 shares during the period. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% during the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 181 shares during the period. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.7% during the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 7,417 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,540,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the period. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 3.5% during the second quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 14,673 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,046,000 after buying an additional 496 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TXN has been the subject of several research reports. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $260.38.

Trending Headlines about Texas Instruments

Here are the key news stories impacting Texas Instruments this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Stifel raised its TXN price target to $340, citing a strengthening industrial recovery and rapid growth in data center demand. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts have become more constructive overall, with multiple target increases and upgrades after TXN’s strong earnings and improved margin/revenue assumptions. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Texas Instruments’ analog business is rebounding, with Q1 analog revenue up 22% as industrial and AI data-center demand lift the outlook. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage says TXN is drawing heavy investor attention and trading near its 52-week high, signaling strong momentum. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: One article questioned whether the stock has already priced in much of the recent surge, which could limit near-term upside. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Director Carrie Smith Cox sold 8,838 shares, a sizable insider sale that may be viewed cautiously by some investors. Article Title

Texas Instruments Trading Down 1.8%

NASDAQ TXN opened at $302.73 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $227.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $201.34. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $152.73 and a 52 week high of $310.29. The company has a current ratio of 4.46, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The stock has a market cap of $275.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.84, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.31.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. The business had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.85 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.23 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th will be given a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 5th. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 97.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Mohammad Yunus sold 51,098 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $270.44, for a total value of $13,818,943.12. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 52,856 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,294,376.64. This represents a 49.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Mark T. Roberts sold 28,080 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.34, for a total transaction of $7,871,947.20. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 53,809 shares in the company, valued at $15,084,815.06. This represents a 34.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 310,318 shares of company stock valued at $87,212,814. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.