Westport Asset Management Inc. Takes $1.80 Million Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Westport Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 6,026 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,796,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $24,607,313,000. State Street Corp boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 0.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 43,555,112 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,002,381,000 after purchasing an additional 230,098 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 24,288,604 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,213,832,000 after buying an additional 1,517,420 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 22,865,312 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,952,933,000 after acquiring an additional 248,515 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Texas Instruments by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 18,184,514 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,154,831,000 after buying an additional 1,749,513 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on TXN shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Weiss Ratings raised Texas Instruments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. TD Cowen decreased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $360.00 to $340.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Texas Instruments from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $312.12.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

TXN stock opened at $267.45 on Thursday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $152.73 and a one year high of $334.03. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $291.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $258.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 3.44 and a current ratio of 4.86. The firm has a market cap of $244.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.71, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.33.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $5.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.26 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 31.11% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.41 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Investors of record on Friday, July 31st were paid a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 31st. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 86.45%.

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.