Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Sells 6,854 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise cut its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 15.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 37,032 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 6,854 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $6,424,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. High Point Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Tucker Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on TXN shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Bank of America raised shares of Texas Instruments from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $235.00 to $320.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $263.65.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 0.6%

TXN opened at $302.31 on Wednesday. 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 Incorporated has a 12 month low of $152.73 and a 12 month high of $310.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $275.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.77, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.31. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $232.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $203.51.

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

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Shanon J. Leonard sold 4,963 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $295.22, for a total value of $1,465,176.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 24,867 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,341,235.74. This represents a 16.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total value of $5,606,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 204,339 shares in the company, valued at approximately $57,280,308.48. This represents a 8.92% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.