Donaldson Capital Management LLC Boosts Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Donaldson Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 1.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 337,569 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,229 shares during the quarter. Texas Instruments comprises about 2.0% of Donaldson Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest position. Donaldson Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $62,022,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Shelton Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Shelton Capital Management now owns 151,568 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $31,469,000 after purchasing an additional 3,840 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 35.1% during the second quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,992,090 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $621,218,000 after buying an additional 777,619 shares in the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 11.3% during the second quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 26,745 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,553,000 after buying an additional 2,709 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 3.3% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,068,306 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,920,862,000 after buying an additional 443,738 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.5% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 95,447,320 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $19,816,773,000 after acquiring an additional 1,426,360 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 1.6%

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $215.55 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $195.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.00. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $139.95 and a one year high of $222.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a current ratio of 4.35. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $183.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $182.48.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.02). Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.44% and a net margin of 28.28%.The business had revenue of $4.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th will be issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 104.41%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. BNP Paribas Exane set a $190.00 price objective on Texas Instruments and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Texas Instruments from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $240.00 price target on Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $212.92.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total transaction of $164,310.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 20,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,421,098.51. This trade represents a 4.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Ronald Kirk sold 9,990 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.33, for a total transaction of $1,621,676.70. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,937 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,424,723.21. This trade represents a 40.08% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Texas Instruments

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

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple brokerages raised ratings or price targets this morning (signals of renewed analyst confidence). Rosenblatt and Benchmark issued bullish notes calling for further upside; Truist raised its price target to $225; TD Cowen to $240; Jefferies to $210; Stifel to $215; Mizuho nudged its target; and Bank of America upgraded the stock. These calls reinforce the re-rating narrative around TXN. Read More. Read More. Read More. Read More. Read More. Read More. Read More. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Corporate outlook and segment mix point to durable growth: management highlighted strong momentum in Industrial, Automotive and especially Data Center (Data Center up sharply year-over-year), prompting a re-rating of TXN as exposure to AI/infrastructure grows. Analysts are framing the guidance as proof of strengthening demand. Read More. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Heavy call-option activity and speculative positioning — nearly 395k calls traded in a day — indicates elevated bullish interest from options traders and can amplify short-term upside if momentum resumes. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst divergences: while many shops raised targets, price targets vary widely (street-highs vs. some lower estimates), so consensus is shifting but not yet uniform — watch follow-up revisions. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results had small topline and EPS misses and included a non-cash impairment and some gross-margin pressure — items that could justify near-term profit-taking or keep some traders cautious despite upbeat guidance. Read More.

Texas Instruments 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.