Bank of Nova Scotia Increases Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Bank of Nova Scotia raised its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 19.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 169,282 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,371 shares during the quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $31,102,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 85.2% during the third quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the period. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 69.9% during the second quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on TXN shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $180.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Truist Financial set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Monday, February 23rd. KeyCorp cut shares of Texas Instruments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $214.77.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Texas Instruments 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 sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 85,454 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,721,074.12. The trade was a 7.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Mark Gary sold 12,921 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.10, for a total value of $2,973,122.10. Following the completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Up 1.8%

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $194.13 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $206.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $186.02. The company has a market capitalization of $176.75 billion, a PE ratio of 35.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 4.35 and a quick ratio of 2.83. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $139.95 and a 1-year high of $231.32.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued 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). The business had revenue of $4.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 last year, the business earned $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 30th were given a $1.42 dividend. 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 currently 104.41%.

Texas Instruments Company 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.