2,059 Shares in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Purchased by Barr E S & Co.

Barr E S & Co. acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 2,059 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $357,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of TXN. Amundi lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 61.0% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 9,445,243 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,717,240,000 after purchasing an additional 3,580,147 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 16.8% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 16,435,001 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,019,603,000 after purchasing an additional 2,366,695 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 21.8% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 9,134,203 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,678,227,000 after purchasing an additional 1,635,870 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the third quarter worth about $282,492,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 94.9% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,517,451 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $522,559,000 after purchasing an additional 1,225,524 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on TXN. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Bank of America upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $235.00 to $320.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $340.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Friday. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $260.38.

Key Texas Instruments News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Stifel raised its TXN price target to $340, citing a strengthening industrial recovery and rapid growth in data center demand. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts have become more constructive overall, with multiple target increases and upgrades after TXN’s strong earnings and improved margin/revenue assumptions. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Texas Instruments’ analog business is rebounding, with Q1 analog revenue up 22% as industrial and AI data-center demand lift the outlook. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage says TXN is drawing heavy investor attention and trading near its 52-week high, signaling strong momentum. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: One article questioned whether the stock has already priced in much of the recent surge, which could limit near-term upside. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Director Carrie Smith Cox sold 8,838 shares, a sizable insider sale that may be viewed cautiously by some investors. Article Title

Texas Instruments Trading Down 1.8%

TXN opened at $302.73 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $227.87 and its 200-day moving average is $201.34. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $152.73 and a 1-year high of $310.29. The company has a current ratio of 4.46, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The company has a market cap of $275.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.84, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.31.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.23 EPS. The firm’s quarterly 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. Equities research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th will be given a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 5th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 97.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Shanon J. Leonard sold 4,963 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $295.22, for a total transaction of $1,465,176.86. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 24,867 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,341,235.74. This trade represents a 16.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Carrie Smith Cox sold 8,838 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.41, for a total transaction of $2,708,051.58. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 37,626 shares in the company, valued at $11,528,982.66. This trade represents a 19.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 310,318 shares of company stock worth $87,212,814. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments 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.