Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. Sells 6,923 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. decreased its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 11.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 56,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 6,923 shares during the quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $10,336,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in TXN. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. raised its position in Texas Instruments by 85.2% in the third quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 69.9% during the second quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% during the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Texas Instruments Trading Down 2.3%

Shares of TXN opened at $193.39 on Friday. 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 cap of $176.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.55, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $203.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $186.61. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52-week low of $139.95 and a 52-week high of $231.32.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.02). The firm 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 quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.28 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. Analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm 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. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 104.41%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Monday, December 29th. DZ Bank upgraded Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. KeyCorp lowered Texas Instruments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $156.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Benchmark increased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $214.77.

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.