Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Sets New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as $333.70 and last traded at $330.4040, with a volume of 1308143 shares. The stock had previously closed at $322.86.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on TXN. Benchmark upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Zacks Research raised shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, HC Wainwright downgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $269.61.

Texas Instruments Stock Up 2.1%

The firm has a market cap of $299.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.51, a PEG ratio of 1.62 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. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $283.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $226.79.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its 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 return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.23 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.66 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th were paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 97.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 47,734 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $308.10, for a total transaction of $14,706,845.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 85,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,337,928.50. The trade was a 35.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Mohammad Yunus sold 51,098 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.44, for a total value of $13,818,943.12. Following the sale, the vice president 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Texas Instruments

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TXN. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 33.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,158,000 after buying an additional 4,218 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 12.8% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 9,084 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,632,000 after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares in the last quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% in the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 7,417 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,540,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the period. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 14,673 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,046,000 after acquiring an additional 496 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

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.