Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Sells 39,713 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management trimmed its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 43.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 51,774 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 39,713 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $9,512,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Milestone Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.9% during the second quarter. Milestone Asset Management LLC now owns 2,929 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $608,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 7,007 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,455,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Aspect Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 38.4% in the second quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 209 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.4% in the second quarter. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,788 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $371,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Winthrop Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1.9% during the second quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC now owns 3,168 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $658,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In related news, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 7,096 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.78, for a total value of $1,637,614.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 85,454 shares in the company, valued at $19,721,074.12. The trade was a 7.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Hagop H. Kozanian sold 6,843 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.95, for a total value of $1,546,175.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 75,425 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,042,278.75. This represents a 8.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 124,274 shares of company stock valued at $27,153,612. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Benchmark increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $212.92.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of Texas Instruments stock opened at $219.73 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 4.35 and a quick ratio of 2.83. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $197.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.35. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $231.32. The company has a market capitalization of $199.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $4.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.44 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 28.28% and a return on equity of 30.44%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th were given a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 104.41%.

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.