Fundsmith LLP Sells 823,942 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Fundsmith LLP cut its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 31.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,799,182 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 823,942 shares during the quarter. Texas Instruments makes up approximately 3.9% of Fundsmith LLP’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Fundsmith LLP owned 0.20% of Texas Instruments worth $536,282,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Quattro Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on TXN shares. Benchmark raised their price target on Texas Instruments from $315.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $390.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Zacks Research upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $340.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $312.12.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Texas Instruments stock opened at $258.64 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $236.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.37, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a quick ratio of 3.44, a current ratio of 4.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $285.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $260.35. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $152.73 and a 52 week high of $334.03.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.23. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 35.77% and a net margin of 31.11%.The firm had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.26 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.41 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 31st were paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 31st. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is currently 86.45%.

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.