WestEnd Advisors LLC Cuts Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

WestEnd Advisors LLC lessened its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 18.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 208,834 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 48,570 shares during the quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $38,370,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in TXN. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 33.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,158,000 after buying an additional 4,218 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 14.1% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 132,501 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $23,414,000 after purchasing an additional 16,424 shares during the last quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments by 57.8% in the 1st quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 81,816 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $14,702,000 after buying an additional 29,971 shares during the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the first quarter valued at approximately $8,837,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.8% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 13,075 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,350,000 after purchasing an additional 480 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $177.52 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $161.30 billion, a PE ratio of 32.45, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 4.45, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $139.95 and a 12-month high of $221.69. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $169.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $184.61.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate 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 analyst estimates of $4.65 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.44 EPS. Texas Instruments’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.130-1.390 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on TXN shares. Bank of America downgraded Texas Instruments from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $208.00 to $190.00 in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $170.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Morgan Stanley set a $175.00 price target on Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on Texas Instruments from $175.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and seven have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $191.49.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total value of $164,310.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 20,821 shares in the company, valued at $3,421,098.51. This represents a 4.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Ronald Kirk sold 9,990 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 14,937 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,424,723.21. This represents a 40.08% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Profile

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.