Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twenty-nine ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, fourteen have assigned a hold recommendation, nine have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $214.7704.

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on TXN shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Truist Financial set a $250.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director owned 11,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,585,838.60. This represents a 21.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Hagop H. Kozanian sold 6,843 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the vice president directly owned 75,425 shares in the company, valued at $17,042,278.75. This trade represents a 8.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Texas Instruments

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of TXN. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,158,000 after acquiring an additional 4,218 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 12.8% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 9,084 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,632,000 after purchasing an additional 1,031 shares in the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth approximately $44,000. Trustmark Bank Trust Department lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 11.0% in the second quarter. Trustmark Bank Trust Department now owns 3,445 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $715,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares during the period. Finally, River Road Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 2.6% in the second quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 30,537 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $6,340,000 after purchasing an additional 787 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 2.1%

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $186.42 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 4.35, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $206.40 and a 200-day moving average of $185.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $169.73 billion, a PE ratio of 34.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $231.32.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced 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 company had revenue of $4.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.44 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.44% and a net margin of 28.28%.During the same period last year, the business posted $1.28 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. Analysts predict that Texas Instruments will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 3.0%. 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.