Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twenty-nine research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $312.1154.

Several research firms have issued reports on TXN. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Texas Instruments from $280.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $330.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of Texas Instruments stock opened at $275.74 on Monday. Texas Instruments has a 52-week low of $152.73 and a 52-week high of $334.03. The company has a quick ratio of 3.44, a current ratio of 4.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $298.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $250.94. The firm has a market cap of $251.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.33.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.26 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 31.11% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.41 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments will post 8.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 31st will be paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 31st. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is 86.45%.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.13, for a total value of $1,545,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 42,519 shares in the company, valued at $13,143,898.47. This trade represents a 10.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Carrie Smith Cox sold 8,838 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.41, for a total transaction of $2,708,051.58. Following the sale, the director directly owned 37,626 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,528,982.66. This represents a 19.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 66,535 shares of company stock worth $20,425,724. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Texas Instruments

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of TXN. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd grew its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 10.1% in 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 purchasing an additional 50,808 shares during the last quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $640,000. K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,735,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 126.0% during 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 during the last quarter. Finally, RNC Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,751,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

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.