Brighton Jones LLC Purchases 5,453 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 29.1% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 24,203 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,453 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $6,779,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at about $24,607,313,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.6% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 16,402,834 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,184,446,000 after buying an additional 4,129,601 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth about $3,700,842,000. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 1.5% during the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 12,149,167 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,621,302,000 after acquiring an additional 177,511 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 9.0% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 9,064,214 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,759,727,000 after acquiring an additional 752,139 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Key Texas Instruments News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its Texas Instruments earnings estimates across multiple periods and maintained a “Strong-Buy” rating. It now projects EPS of $8.89 for FY2026, $10.78 for FY2027 and $12.33 for FY2028, suggesting improving expectations for earnings growth. Texas Instruments coverage
• Positive Sentiment: TI announced a compact, pre-certified multiprotocol Industrial Ethernet module and an IO-Link master aimed at connected factories. The products expand its industrial communications portfolio, though the announcement’s near-term financial impact is unclear. Product announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: TI priced $2.0 billion in senior unsecured notes to help finance its planned acquisition of Silicon Laboratories and transaction costs. The financing supports the deal but adds debt; investors will likely focus on the acquisition’s eventual returns. Debt and acquisition coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Recent weakness in TXN has been linked to a broad technology selloff and an AMD quantum-computing announcement that rattled analog-chip shares. These appear to be sector sentiment pressures rather than company-specific deterioration. Sector selloff coverage

Texas Instruments Stock Down 0.3%

NASDAQ TXN opened at $277.36 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $152.73 and a 52 week high of $334.03. The company has a quick ratio of 4.05, a current ratio of 5.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $279.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $261.41. The firm has a market cap of $253.44 billion, a PE ratio of 35.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.39.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $2.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.40 by $0.22. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 34.25% and a return on equity of 40.51%. The firm had revenue of $6.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.94 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.48 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 27.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.97 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 30th will be issued a $1.52 dividend. This represents a $6.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 30th. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 78.86%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. Arete Research decreased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $405.00 to $381.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Truist Financial set a $305.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $330.00 price target (up from $316.00) on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Texas Instruments from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $315.37.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 6,065 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.39, for a total value of $1,882,515.35. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 15,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,799,250.18. This represents a 28.17% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Janet Clark sold 4,306 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.46, for a total transaction of $1,302,392.76. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 11,341 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,430,198.86. This trade represents a 27.52% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 27,968 shares of company stock worth $8,236,892 over the last ninety days. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) designs and manufactures analog and embedded semiconductor products used in industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment, and enterprise systems. Its analog products help manage power, sense and measure real-world signals, and support signal processing, while its embedded processing products provide computing and control functions within electronic systems.

The company offers a broad portfolio of semiconductors, including power-management devices, amplifiers, data converters, microcontrollers, processors, and connectivity products.