Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-seven ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have given a hold recommendation, twelve have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $276.84.

A number of research firms recently commented on TXN. Benchmark boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. KeyCorp raised Texas Instruments from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, HC Wainwright lowered shares of Texas Instruments to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, 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 value of $13,818,943.12. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 52,856 shares in the company, valued at $14,294,376.64. The trade was a 49.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Amichai Ron sold 18,365 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $272.43, for a total transaction of $5,003,176.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 81,085 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,089,986.55. The trade was a 18.47% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Texas Instruments

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. High Point Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Cornerstone Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

TXN opened at $301.32 on Thursday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $274.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.60, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a fifty day moving average of $299.75 and a 200 day moving average of $237.87. Texas Instruments has a fifty-two week low of $152.73 and a fifty-two week high of $334.03.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced 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 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 quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.23 EPS. 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 will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th were given a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 97.26%.

Texas Instruments Company 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.