Wedbush Securities Inc. Sells 2,872 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Wedbush Securities Inc. cut its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 17.8% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 13,299 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 2,872 shares during the quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $3,964,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Okabena Investment Services Inc. acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth about $1,404,000. Greenleaf Trust boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 27,489 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,194,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Washington Trust Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $207,000. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 45,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $13,489,000 after purchasing an additional 3,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal London Asset Management Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 12.6% during the 2nd quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 1,089,192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $324,655,000 after purchasing an additional 122,205 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on TXN shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Benchmark boosted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $315.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Arete Research set a $405.00 price target on Texas Instruments and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and set a $340.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $312.12.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 3.0%

TXN opened at $258.64 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $152.73 and a fifty-two week high of $334.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 4.86 and a quick ratio of 3.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $236.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.37, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.33. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $285.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $260.06.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.26 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 31.11% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.41 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Investors of record on Friday, July 31st were issued a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 86.45%.

Texas Instruments 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.