Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-seven research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have given a hold recommendation, twelve have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $263.6462.

A number of analysts recently issued reports on TXN shares. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Shanon J. Leonard sold 4,963 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $295.22, for a total transaction of $1,465,176.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 24,867 shares in the company, valued at $7,341,235.74. The trade was a 16.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 47,734 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $308.10, for a total value of $14,706,845.40. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 85,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,337,928.50. The trade was a 35.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638 in the last 90 days. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Texas Instruments

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. HBW Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 2.2% during the first quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,730 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $336,000 after buying an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the first quarter. Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,338 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $260,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt grew its position in Texas Instruments by 0.6% during the first quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 5,960 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,157,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Absher Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 1.0% during the first quarter. Absher Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,223 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $820,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Severin Investments LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 3.3% during the first quarter. Severin Investments LLC now owns 1,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $262,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of TXN opened at $302.31 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $275.13 billion, a PE ratio of 51.77, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.31. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $232.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $203.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 4.46 and a quick ratio of 2.94. Texas Instruments has a 1 year low of $152.73 and a 1 year high of $310.29.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The company had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.23 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments will post 7.69 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 5th were paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 5th. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 97.26%.

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.