Certuity LLC Has $667,000 Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Certuity LLC decreased its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 59.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,843 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 5,532 shares during the period. Certuity LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $667,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of TXN. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake 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 worth $3,158,000 after acquiring an additional 4,218 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 12.8% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 9,084 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,632,000 after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares during the last quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% in the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.7% in the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 7,417 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,540,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.5% in the second quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 14,673 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,046,000 after acquiring an additional 496 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Texas Instruments

Here are the key news stories impacting Texas Instruments this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts have been lifting price targets after TXN’s strong Q1 beat and upbeat Q2 guidance, supporting bullish sentiment and momentum. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Truist and other firms raised targets (Truist to $278; Wolfe and others also boosted guidance-based PTs), adding institutional weight to the rally. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Sector tailwinds from AI/industrial chip demand and inclusion on momentum/strong‑buy lists are supporting upside expectations for TXN shares. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Product/brand news: TI launched the TI‑84 Evo calculator—small revenue impact but reinforces TI’s education franchise and recurring revenue streams. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Deep dives and write‑ups are highlighting TXN’s international revenue mix and data‑center relevance; useful context for medium‑term estimates but not an immediate catalyst. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Some outlets warn the chip rally has broadened valuations; that raises headline risk even as TI’s fundamentals improve—investors may rotate between names. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling disclosed this week: multiple VPs, directors and the CFO reported large share sales (CFO Rafael Lizardi sold ~40,541 shares), which can prompt short‑term pressure and concern about near‑term liquidity or diversification moves. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Some major firms (e.g., Morgan Stanley coverage noted in the press) remain cautious despite the rally, highlighting that not all analysts are fully on board; mixed analyst tone can sap momentum. Read More.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $265.00 on Wednesday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $152.73 and a twelve month high of $287.83. The firm has a market cap of $241.27 billion, a PE ratio of 45.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 4.46. The business has a fifty day moving average of $210.75 and a 200-day moving average of $192.51.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The company had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.23 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th will be paid a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 97.26%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on TXN shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Benchmark raised their target price on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. TD Cowen raised their target price on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $257.68.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Katharine Kane sold 6,125 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.41, for a total value of $1,656,261.25. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 25,212 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,817,576.92. This trade represents a 19.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Shanon J. Leonard sold 18,189 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $277.95, for a total value of $5,055,632.55. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 31,975 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,887,451.25. The trade was a 36.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 228,401 shares of company stock valued at $56,878,168 in the last 90 days. 0.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Texas Instruments 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.