Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Stock: Ethic Inc. Boosts Position

Ethic Inc. raised its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 3.8% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 102,723 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 3,796 shares during the period. Ethic Inc.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $28,772,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Endowment Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 4.5% during the third quarter. Endowment Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,570 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $440,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Balentine LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter. Balentine LLC now owns 1,815 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $508,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 20,032 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,611,000 after buying an additional 483 shares during the period. Tamar Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 3rd quarter valued at about $515,000. Finally, United Advisor Group LLC grew its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 1,548 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $434,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of TXN opened at $277.36 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $253.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 4.05 and a current ratio of 5.59. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $279.06 and its 200-day moving average is $261.41. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $152.73 and a one year high of $334.03.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $2.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $6.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.94 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 34.25% and a return on equity of 40.51%. Texas Instruments’s revenue was up 27.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.48 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.97 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Investors of record on Friday, October 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.52 per share. This is a boost from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. This represents a $6.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 30th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 78.86%.

Texas Instruments News Summary

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

Insider Activity

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Janet F. Clark sold 4,306 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $302.46, for a total value of $1,302,392.76. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 11,341 shares in the company, valued at $3,430,198.86. This represents a 27.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Ronald Kirk sold 6,065 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director directly owned 15,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,799,250.18. The trade was a 28.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 27,968 shares of company stock valued at $8,236,892 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on TXN. Arete Research cut their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $405.00 to $381.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 20th. DZ Bank upgraded Texas Instruments from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $300.00 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. UBS Group lowered their target price on Texas Instruments from $380.00 to $360.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price target on Texas Instruments from $340.00 to $330.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $315.37.

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.