Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Sold by Cutler Investment Counsel LLC

Cutler Investment Counsel LLC lowered its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 3.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 57,011 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 2,001 shares during the quarter. Cutler Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $9,891,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $297.10 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $270.39 billion, a PE ratio of 50.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.32. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $152.73 and a fifty-two week high of $331.51. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $269.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $220.62. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 4.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.85 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.23 earnings per share. Texas Instruments’s revenue was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.66 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 5th were issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 97.26%.

Key Stories Impacting Texas Instruments

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

• Positive Sentiment: Texas Instruments was highlighted in an investor update from Guinness Global Innovators as showing signs of improving end-market trends, which can support expectations for better chip demand ahead. Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) Rallied as the Result Signals Improving End-Market Trend
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target on Texas Instruments to $300 from $260, reflecting confidence in the stock’s longer-term potential even while keeping an Equal Weight rating. Texas Instruments (TXN) – Among the 10 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy According to D. E. Shaw
• Positive Sentiment: Investor attention has increased around TXN, with articles pointing to AI tailwinds, a rebound in semiconductor sentiment, and the company’s new EV battery monitoring product as potential growth drivers in industrial and automotive markets. Assessing Texas Instruments (TXN) Valuation After AI Tailwinds And New EV Battery Monitoring Launch
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple market-news items noted that Texas Instruments is drawing unusually heavy investor search interest, which signals attention but does not by itself change fundamentals. Investors Heavily Search Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN): Here is What You Need to Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage also focused on TI’s new EV battery monitor and its push into battery technology, but these reports were more informational than a direct catalyst. Is TI’s New EV Battery Monitor Quietly Repositioning Texas Instruments (TXN) in Industrial and Automotive?
• Negative Sentiment: No major negative company-specific developments were reported in the latest batch of articles, so the move appears driven more by improving sentiment than by a fresh setback.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. HC Wainwright downgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $340.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $267.11.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Amichai Ron sold 18,365 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $272.43, for a total transaction of $5,003,176.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 81,085 shares in the company, valued at $22,089,986.55. The trade was a 18.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Mohammad Yunus sold 51,098 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.44, for a total value of $13,818,943.12. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 52,856 shares in the company, valued at $14,294,376.64. This represents a 49.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Texas Instruments

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.