Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Purchased by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 126.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 150,454 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 83,884 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $26,114,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Avantax Planning Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Avantax Planning Partners Inc. now owns 51,577 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,948,000 after buying an additional 601 shares during the period. Conning Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Conning Inc. now owns 188,614 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $32,723,000 after purchasing an additional 6,036 shares during the period. Simmons Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 19,203 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,332,000 after purchasing an additional 938 shares during the period. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 293.5% during the fourth quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 2,676 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $464,000 after purchasing an additional 1,996 shares during the period. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,369 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $758,000 after purchasing an additional 569 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

More 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

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Mohammad Yunus sold 51,098 shares of the company’s 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 transaction, the vice president directly owned 52,856 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,294,376.64. This represents a 49.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 47,734 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.10, for a total transaction of $14,706,845.40. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 85,485 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,337,928.50. The trade was a 35.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 310,318 shares of company stock worth $87,212,814. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of Texas Instruments stock opened at $302.73 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $275.51 billion, a PE ratio of 51.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 4.46 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $227.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $201.57. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52-week low of $152.73 and a 52-week high of $310.29.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.23 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.69 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 97.26%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on TXN. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Truist Financial boosted their target price 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. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Barclays set a $175.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. One 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $260.38.

About Texas Instruments

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.