Gradient Investments LLC Buys Shares of 63,645 Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Gradient Investments LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 63,645 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,693,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in TXN. Shelton Capital Management increased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Shelton Capital Management now owns 151,568 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $31,469,000 after acquiring an additional 3,840 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 35.1% in the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,992,090 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $621,218,000 after buying an additional 777,619 shares during the period. Howard Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 11.3% in the 2nd quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 26,745 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,553,000 after buying an additional 2,709 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,068,306 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,920,862,000 after buying an additional 443,738 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1.5% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 95,447,320 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $19,816,773,000 after acquiring an additional 1,426,360 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on TXN shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Morgan Stanley set a $175.00 price target on Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Texas Instruments from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating and cut their target price for the company from $200.00 to $156.00 in a research note on Monday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and seven have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $190.58.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $174.49 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $169.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $186.27. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $221.69. The company has a quick ratio of 2.90, a current ratio of 4.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $158.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.90, a PEG ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.21% and a return on equity of 30.41%. The firm had revenue of $4.74 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.65 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.44 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.130-1.390 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 9,990 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.33, for a total value of $1,621,676.70. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 14,937 shares in the company, valued at $2,424,723.21. This trade represents a 40.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total transaction of $164,310.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 20,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,421,098.51. The trade was a 4.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.