West Family Investments Inc. Purchases New Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

West Family Investments Inc. bought a new stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 2,787 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $831,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 555,199 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $96,321,000 after acquiring an additional 50,808 shares in the last quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,493,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 126.0% during the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 150,454 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,114,000 after buying an additional 83,884 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth $1,962,000. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 355,462 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $61,669,000 after acquiring an additional 10,839 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TXN has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $340.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Zacks Research upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $280.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $312.12.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN traded up $0.48 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $258.92. 5,436,704 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,849,725. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $152.73 and a 52 week high of $334.03. The firm has a market cap of $236.46 billion, a PE ratio of 39.41, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.33. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $278.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $261.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 4.86 and a quick ratio of 3.44.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $5.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.26 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 35.77% and a net margin of 31.11%.The company’s revenue was up 22.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.41 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.63, for a total value of $1,852,410.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 23,181 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,134,388.03. The trade was a 23.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.