Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-eight research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have assigned a hold recommendation, twelve have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $267.1077.

TXN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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 raised their price target on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $340.00 price target on Texas Instruments in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, April 23rd.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 1.4%

TXN opened at $301.12 on Friday. Texas Instruments has a 52 week low of $152.73 and a 52 week high of $331.51. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $271.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $221.18. The firm has a market cap of $274.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 4.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The business had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.23 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Texas Instruments will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In related news, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total value 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 approximately $57,280,308.48. This trade represents a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Amichai Ron sold 18,365 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $272.43, for a total value of $5,003,176.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 81,085 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,089,986.55. This trade represents a 18.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 303,475 shares of company stock valued at $85,666,638 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at $27,000. High Point Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Finally, Scarborough Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.