Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Stock Rating Upgraded by KeyCorp

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) was upgraded by equities researchers at KeyCorp from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Tuesday. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. HC Wainwright downgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $278.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $281.84.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

TXN opened at $305.55 on Monday. 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 has a 12-month low of $152.73 and a 12-month high of $334.03. The business has a 50 day moving average of $302.31 and a 200-day moving average of $241.50. The stock has a market cap of $278.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.32, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.32.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business 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 firm earned $1.23 EPS. The firm’s revenue 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 expect that Texas Instruments will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Shanon J. Leonard sold 4,963 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the vice president owned 24,867 shares in the company, valued at $7,341,235.74. This trade represents a 16.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 47,734 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.10, for a total value of $14,706,845.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 85,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,337,928.50. This represents a 35.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 303,475 shares of company stock valued at $85,666,638 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Texas Instruments

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of TXN. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. High Point Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Finally, Scarborough Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.