Teacher Retirement System of Texas Increases Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 21.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 299,652 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 52,800 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $51,987,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 1.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 96,445,978 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $17,720,020,000 after buying an additional 998,658 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 0.5% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 43,555,112 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,002,381,000 after buying an additional 230,098 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 valued at $3,019,603,000 after buying an additional 2,366,695 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 2.7% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 11,557,813 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,123,517,000 after buying an additional 305,022 shares during the period. Finally, 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 valued at $1,717,240,000 after buying an additional 3,580,147 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Texas Instruments

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat: TI reported $1.68 EPS vs. consensus ~$1.37 and revenue of ~$4.8B (+18.6% YoY), with margin expansion and stronger operating cash flow — a core driver for the rally. TI Q1 Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Raised Q2 outlook: TI guided Q2 EPS well above Street (EPS range 1.77–2.05 vs. ~1.57 consensus) and revenue ~$5.0B–$5.4B, signaling durable demand into the quarter. Reuters: Forecasts Q2 Revenue Above Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Broader demand drivers: Management and coverage highlight that strength isn’t just data centers — industrial manufacturing demand is rebounding, helping diversify revenue and lessen cyclical risk. MarketWatch: Topped Wall Street’s Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Some firms reiterated/maintained buy or overweight views after the print (Rosenblatt kept a Buy), supporting momentum and investor confidence. Globe and Mail: Rosenblatt Keeps Buy Rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Management color: The full earnings call transcript provides more detail on customer segmentation, inventory dynamics and capex cadence for investors wanting to judge sustainability of the data-center lift. Seeking Alpha: Q1 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Reports show executives have sold shares recently, which some investors view as a cautionary signal even amid the beat-and-raise. Yahoo Finance: Insider Selling

Analyst Ratings Changes

TXN has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $215.00 to $250.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Mizuho set a $215.00 price target on Texas Instruments and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $205.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $230.14.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

NASDAQ TXN opened at $236.31 on Thursday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $151.27 and a one year high of $238.80. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $206.89 and a 200 day moving average of $189.75. The company has a market capitalization of $215.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.44, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a current ratio of 4.35.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.44% and a net margin of 28.28%.The company had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.85 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.23 EPS. Texas Instruments’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 6.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th will be given a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 104.41%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 7,096 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.78, for a total transaction of $1,637,614.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 85,454 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,721,074.12. This represents a 7.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Hagop H. Kozanian sold 6,843 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.95, for a total transaction of $1,546,175.85. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 75,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,042,278.75. The trade was a 8.32% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935. Company 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.