Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Hits New 52-Week High – Here’s Why

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) shares reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $289.95 and last traded at $289.49, with a volume of 2792195 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $281.00.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TXN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $205.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $227.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Raymond James Financial set a $240.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $257.68.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $263.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.31. 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’s fifty day simple moving average is $214.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $194.67.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.85 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. Texas Instruments’s quarterly revenue was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.23 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th will be issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 97.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Mark T. Roberts sold 28,080 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.34, for a total value of $7,871,947.20. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 53,809 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,084,815.06. This represents a 34.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Mohammad Yunus sold 51,098 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $270.44, for a total transaction of $13,818,943.12. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 52,856 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,294,376.64. The trade was a 49.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 351,224 shares of company stock worth $90,772,849 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Texas Instruments

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Zhang Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 8.7% during the 1st quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 2,777 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $539,000 after buying an additional 222 shares during the last quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 40.2% during the 1st quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 1,767 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $343,000 after buying an additional 507 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 150.4% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 348 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 209 shares during the last quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 14.3% during the 1st quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 5,365 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,042,000 after buying an additional 670 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 59.2% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 179,624 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $34,872,000 after buying an additional 66,807 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% 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.