Gamco Investors INC. ET AL Increases Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 2.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 104,982 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,761 shares during the period. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $20,381,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 555,199 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $96,321,000 after acquiring an additional 50,808 shares in the last quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at $640,000. K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth $1,735,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 126.0% in the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 150,454 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,114,000 after purchasing an additional 83,884 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RNC Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,751,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Rosenblatt Securities raised its price target to $350 and kept a buy rating, while JPMorgan, TD Cowen, and KeyCorp also reiterated bullish views and lifted targets, suggesting analysts see further upside after the earnings beat. Article
• Positive Sentiment: Texas Instruments reported Q2 earnings of $2.14 per share on revenue of $5.46 billion, both above estimates, with revenue up 22.8% year over year and management issuing stronger forward guidance tied to industrial, data center, and automotive demand.
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary highlighted improving inventory levels, broad demand recovery, and strong free cash flow, all of which support the long-term investment case for TXN.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles framed TXN as a strong growth, wide-moat, or undervalued stock, reinforcing a constructive but largely unchanged fundamental outlook.
• Negative Sentiment: The broader semiconductor group has pulled back as investors rotate out of AI chip winners, unwind leveraged trades, and take profits after a powerful run, pressuring TXN along with the rest of the sector.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the earnings beat and raised outlook, the stock sold off after the report, suggesting expectations were already very high and leaving little room for short-term disappointment.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $280.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. TD Cowen dropped their price target on Texas Instruments from $360.00 to $340.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $308.40.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 1.9%

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $279.58 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.86, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $152.73 and a 12-month high of $334.03. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $301.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $247.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $254.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.32.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.23. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 35.77% and a net margin of 31.11%.The company had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.26 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.41 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 31st will be paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 86.45%.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Mark Gary sold 13,689 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $279.25, for a total transaction of $3,822,653.25. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 45,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,718,999.75. The trade was a 23.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total value of $5,606,400.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 204,339 shares in the company, valued at $57,280,308.48. The trade was a 8.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 199,143 shares of company stock worth $56,959,010. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.