Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the thirty-one research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $211.9043.

Several research firms have issued reports on TXN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. DZ Bank reissued a “sell” rating and set a $158.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Mizuho dropped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $205.00 to $200.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $245.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Arete Research raised shares of Texas Instruments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total transaction of $308,025.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Texas Instruments

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth $2,836,310,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth $711,387,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 21,778.6% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,422,027 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $614,938,000 after buying an additional 3,406,386 shares during the last quarter. Soundwatch Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 174,339.6% in the 2nd quarter. Soundwatch Capital LLC now owns 2,974,196 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $617,503,000 after buying an additional 2,972,491 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 20.6% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 13,197,863 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,371,657,000 after buying an additional 2,257,086 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN opened at $184.35 on Friday. Texas Instruments has a twelve month low of $139.95 and a twelve month high of $221.69. The firm has a market cap of $167.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.76, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a current ratio of 5.81, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $198.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $186.52.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 30.10%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.17 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Texas Instruments will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 31st were paid a $1.36 dividend. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 99.63%.

Texas Instruments Company Profile

Texas Instruments Incorporated designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Analog and Embedded Processing segments. The Analog segment offers power products to manage power requirements across various voltage levels, including battery-management solutions, DC/DC switching regulators, AC/DC and isolated controllers and converters, power switches, linear regulators, voltage references, and lighting products.