IFP Advisors Inc Increases Stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

IFP Advisors Inc raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 25.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,993 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,290 shares during the quarter. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $4,767,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Quattro Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $280.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $312.12.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN stock opened at $258.82 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 3.44 and a current ratio of 4.86. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $277.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $262.53. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $152.73 and a one year high of $334.03. The company has a market capitalization of $236.37 billion, a PE ratio of 39.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.33.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.23. The company 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%. Texas Instruments’s quarterly revenue was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.41 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.63, for a total value of $1,852,410.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 23,181 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,134,388.03. The trade was a 23.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) designs and manufactures semiconductors used in industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment and enterprise systems. The company’s portfolio is led by analog chips, which manage power, sensing and signal processing, and embedded processing products, including microcontrollers and processors that control electronic systems.

Texas Instruments also develops products such as data converters, amplifiers, interface and connectivity devices, motor drivers, power-management semiconductors and calculators.