Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-nine brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, fourteen have issued a hold recommendation, nine have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $214.7704.

A number of brokerages recently commented on TXN. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 price objective on Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, KeyCorp downgraded Texas Instruments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 2.2%

NASDAQ TXN opened at $197.98 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $203.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $186.62. Texas Instruments has a one year low of $139.95 and a one year high of $231.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a current ratio of 4.35. The company has a market capitalization of $179.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $4.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.44 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.28 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Texas Instruments will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th were paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is currently 104.41%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total value of $696,647.52. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 11,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,585,838.60. This trade represents a 21.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Mark Gary sold 12,921 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.10, for a total value of $2,973,122.10. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 45,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,480,364.70. This represents a 22.10% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935 over the last three months. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Texas Instruments

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth about $51,000. Bayban bought a new position in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth about $185,000. AG Campbell Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth approximately $52,000. Henson Edgewater Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $266,000. Finally, SHP Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $217,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

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.