Banco Santander S.A. Buys 8,051 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Banco Santander S.A. boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 66.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,152 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,051 shares during the period. Banco Santander S.A.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $3,703,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Hagop H. Kozanian sold 6,843 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.95, for a total transaction of $1,546,175.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 75,425 shares in the company, valued at $17,042,278.75. This trade represents a 8.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total value of $696,647.52. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 11,670 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,585,838.60. The trade was a 21.22% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on TXN. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $156.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Susquehanna boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Truist Financial set a $250.00 price objective on Texas Instruments in a research note on Monday. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $214.77.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of TXN opened at $212.11 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $201.49 and its 200 day moving average is $186.35. The company has a current ratio of 4.35, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $139.95 and a 12-month high of $231.32. The company has a market capitalization of $192.50 billion, a PE ratio of 38.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.01.

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

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th were paid a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 104.41%.

About Texas Instruments

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.