Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Sold by Westpac Banking Corp

Westpac Banking Corp lowered its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 57.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,939 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 6,700 shares during the period. Westpac Banking Corp’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $907,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of TXN. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 33.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,158,000 after purchasing an additional 4,218 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 12.8% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 9,084 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,632,000 after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares in the last quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.9% during the second quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,626 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,583,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 13.9% during the 2nd quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 14,125 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,933,000 after buying an additional 1,724 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HBK Sorce Advisory LLC increased its position in Texas Instruments by 2.1% during the second quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 3,199 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $664,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Texas Instruments stock opened at $212.63 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $192.97 billion, a PE ratio of 39.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $231.32. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $200.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $186.15. The company has a quick ratio of 2.83, a current ratio of 4.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.02). Texas Instruments had a net margin of 28.28% and a return on equity of 30.44%. The business had revenue of $4.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.44 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.28 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th were given a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 104.41%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Mark Gary sold 12,921 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.10, for a total transaction of $2,973,122.10. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 45,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,480,364.70. This trade represents a 22.10% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 6,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.79, for a total transaction of $1,500,135.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 42,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,805,805.52. This represents a 13.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935 in the last 90 days. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $205.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $214.77.

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.