Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Cuts Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC cut its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 54.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,569 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 5,509 shares during the quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $1,362,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. High Point Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TXN has been the subject of several analyst reports. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on Texas Instruments from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Texas Instruments from $230.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $312.12.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 1.1%

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $273.43 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $249.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.62, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a current ratio of 4.86, a quick ratio of 3.44 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 has a fifty day simple moving average of $292.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $256.43.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its 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. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 35.77% and a net margin of 31.11%.The firm had revenue of $5.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.26 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.41 EPS. 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 8.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 31st were paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 86.45%.

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.