Kesler Norman & Wride LLC Sells 3,948 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Kesler Norman & Wride LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 11.7% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 29,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 3,948 shares during the quarter. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $5,177,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. High Point Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Texas Instruments News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Texas Instruments named longtime insider Julie Knecht as its next chief financial officer, effective August 1. Investors may view the internal promotion and orderly transition from retiring CFO Rafael Lizardi as a sign of continuity in capital allocation and financial discipline. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Texas Instruments also announced the CFO transition officially in a press release, emphasizing a smooth handoff after Lizardi’s 25-year tenure. That stability can reassure investors as the company continues its shareholder-return and manufacturing-investment strategy. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary highlighted Texas Instruments as one of the strongest performers among analog semiconductor stocks in the latest earnings review, suggesting relative strength in a sector that investors are still re-rating after Q1 results. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Reuters also reported the CFO change, but the headline itself was informational rather than a major surprise, so the market impact appears limited beyond reinforcing the transition story. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: A MarketWatch note said Texas Instruments underperformed peers on Monday, and another item from June 1 said the shares fell 4.1% that day. That recent weakness may be a backdrop, even though today’s news flow is helping offset it. Article Title

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on TXN shares. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $340.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Zacks Research upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, eleven 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 has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $265.57.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN opened at $308.12 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $252.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $212.88. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $152.73 and a 12-month high of $331.51. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $280.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.76, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.32.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.85 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.23 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. Equities analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 5th were issued a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 97.26%.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Shanon J. Leonard sold 4,963 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 24,867 shares in the company, valued at $7,341,235.74. This represents a 16.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.13, for a total value of $1,545,650.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 42,519 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,143,898.47. This represents a 10.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

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.