Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Stock Has Average Target Price of $315.37 According to Analysts

Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the thirty-one ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twelve have given a hold recommendation, sixteen have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $315.37.

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on TXN shares. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday, October 20th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. Arete Research reduced their target price on Texas Instruments from $405.00 to $381.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Texas Instruments from $340.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 22nd.

More Texas Instruments News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage points to strong earnings, rising demand for chips used in AI data centers and robust cash flow as possible supports for further gains. TXN has climbed about 70% year to date, though its premium valuation could limit upside. Read the article
• Positive Sentiment: TI added agentic AI capabilities to its CCStudio development ecosystem, including a tool designed to cut compatible-device software migration from months to days. Easier development could make TI’s microcontroller and connectivity products more attractive to engineers, although the revenue impact is not yet clear. Read the article
• Positive Sentiment: TI also introduced multiprotocol industrial communications devices for factory automation, robotics and industrial IoT. The products aim to simplify interoperability for equipment makers and plant operators, potentially supporting demand in industrial markets. Read the article
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks included TXN among its Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks, while a separate dividend-stock article highlighted the company’s appeal to income investors. Read the article
• Negative Sentiment: ETFs were reported as net sellers of TXN on Nov. 6, with $228.8 million in sales. This may create near-term selling pressure, though a single day of fund flows does not establish a longer-term trend. Read the article

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 6,065 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $310.39, for a total transaction of $1,882,515.35. Following the sale, the director directly owned 15,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,799,250.18. This trade represents a 28.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Janet Clark sold 4,306 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.46, for a total value of $1,302,392.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 11,341 shares in the company, valued at $3,430,198.86. The trade was a 27.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 27,968 shares of company stock worth $8,236,892 in the last three months. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $24,607,313,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at approximately $4,488,666,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at approximately $3,700,842,000. Primecap Management Co. CA bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,538,063,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth $1,918,277,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of TXN opened at $300.52 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $280.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $262.44. 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 has a fifty-two week low of $152.73 and a fifty-two week high of $334.03. The firm has a market cap of $274.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.98, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.39.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $2.62 earnings per share (EPS) 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 27.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.48 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments will post 8.97 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 30th were paid a $1.52 dividend. This represents a $6.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 30th. This is a boost from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 78.86%.

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.