Linscomb Wealth Inc. Sells 2,853 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Linscomb Wealth Inc. reduced its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 25.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,427 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 2,853 shares during the quarter. Linscomb Wealth Inc.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $1,462,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of TXN. High Point Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on TXN. DZ Bank upgraded Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Texas Instruments from $227.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. TD Cowen upped their target price on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on Texas Instruments in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on Texas Instruments from $235.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $265.57.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total value of $5,606,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 204,339 shares in the company, valued at approximately $57,280,308.48. The trade was a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.13, for a total transaction of $1,545,650.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 42,519 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,143,898.47. This trade represents a 10.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 303,475 shares of company stock valued at $85,666,638 over the last quarter. 0.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Texas Instruments News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary highlighted Texas Instruments as one of the semiconductor names positioned to benefit from AI’s rising power-supply and analog-chip bottlenecks, which could support future demand. Article Link
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks included TXN in a list of AI stocks to buy, citing strong demand trends across the semiconductor space. Article Link
• Positive Sentiment: Industry coverage of the long-distance wireless connection MCU market named Texas Instruments among major players benefiting from growth in IoT, 5G, and energy-efficient devices. Article Link
• Neutral Sentiment: Texas Instruments presented at Bernstein’s annual strategic decisions conference, but the transcript headline does not indicate a major new catalyst by itself. Article Link
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful short position change, offering little directional signal for the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: A GuruFocus report said TXN has pulled back and still looks overvalued, which can weigh on investor sentiment and valuation expectations. Article Link

Texas Instruments Stock Down 3.3%

Texas Instruments stock opened at $305.68 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $152.73 and a fifty-two week high of $331.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 4.46. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $250.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $211.58. The company has a market capitalization of $278.20 billion, a PE ratio of 52.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.31.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. The company had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.85 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.23 EPS. The firm’s revenue 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. Research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 5th were given a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 97.26%.

Texas Instruments Profile

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.