Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Stock Sold by Commonwealth Equity Services LLC

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC reduced its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 7.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 159,487 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 13,673 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $44,671,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Putney Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth approximately $29,000. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 167.5% in the third quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 107 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Kilter Group LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Main Street Group LTD bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on TXN shares. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $360.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. Benchmark lifted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $315.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $330.00 price objective (up from $316.00) on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “sell” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, October 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $315.37.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 0.3%

NASDAQ TXN opened at $277.36 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $279.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $261.41. The company has a quick ratio of 4.05, a current ratio of 5.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $152.73 and a 52 week high of $334.03. The company has a market capitalization of $253.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.39.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $2.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $6.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.94 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 40.51% and a net margin of 34.25%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 27.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.48 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.97 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.52 per share. This represents a $6.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 30th. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 78.86%.

Key Texas Instruments News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its Texas Instruments earnings estimates across multiple periods and maintained a “Strong-Buy” rating. It now projects EPS of $8.89 for FY2026, $10.78 for FY2027 and $12.33 for FY2028, suggesting improving expectations for earnings growth. Texas Instruments coverage
• Positive Sentiment: TI announced a compact, pre-certified multiprotocol Industrial Ethernet module and an IO-Link master aimed at connected factories. The products expand its industrial communications portfolio, though the announcement’s near-term financial impact is unclear. Product announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: TI priced $2.0 billion in senior unsecured notes to help finance its planned acquisition of Silicon Laboratories and transaction costs. The financing supports the deal but adds debt; investors will likely focus on the acquisition’s eventual returns. Debt and acquisition coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Recent weakness in TXN has been linked to a broad technology selloff and an AMD quantum-computing announcement that rattled analog-chip shares. These appear to be sector sentiment pressures rather than company-specific deterioration. Sector selloff coverage

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 6,065 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.39, for a total transaction of $1,882,515.35. Following the transaction, the director owned 15,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,799,250.18. The trade was a 28.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Janet Clark sold 4,306 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.46, for a total transaction of $1,302,392.76. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 11,341 shares in the company, valued at $3,430,198.86. This represents a 27.52% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 27,968 shares of company stock worth $8,236,892 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) designs and manufactures analog and embedded semiconductor products used in industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment, and enterprise systems. Its analog products help manage power, sense and measure real-world signals, and support signal processing, while its embedded processing products provide computing and control functions within electronic systems.

The company offers a broad portfolio of semiconductors, including power-management devices, amplifiers, data converters, microcontrollers, processors, and connectivity products.