Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Stock Holdings Lessened by Pictet Asset Management Holding SA

Pictet Asset Management Holding SA decreased its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 27.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 451,164 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 170,955 shares during the quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $126,367,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth $24,607,313,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at $4,488,666,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at $3,700,842,000. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 1.5% during the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 12,149,167 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,621,302,000 after purchasing an additional 177,511 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at about $2,538,063,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on TXN shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Texas Instruments from $360.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. Arete Research lowered their price target on Texas Instruments from $405.00 to $381.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Freedom Broker upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $260.00 to $330.00 in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. Barclays increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Tuesday, October 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $315.37.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In related news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 6,065 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.39, for a total value of $1,882,515.35. Following the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robert E. Sanchez sold 6,065 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $302.21, for a total transaction of $1,832,903.65. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 21,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,527,736. This trade represents a 21.92% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 27,968 shares of company stock worth $8,236,892. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of TXN stock opened at $277.36 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $279.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $261.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 4.05 and a current ratio of 5.59. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $152.73 and a twelve month high of $334.03. The company has a market capitalization of $253.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.97, a PEG 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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.40 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $6.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.94 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 34.25% and a return on equity of 40.51%. Texas Instruments’s quarterly revenue was up 27.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.48 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.97 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

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

Key Stories Impacting Texas Instruments

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

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.