Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Acquires 5,854 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 308.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,751 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,854 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $1,424,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Milestone Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Milestone Asset Management LLC now owns 2,929 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $608,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC now owns 2,375 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $493,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 0.8% in the second quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 7,007 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,455,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Aspect Partners LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 38.4% in the second quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 209 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments by 3.4% during the second quarter. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,788 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $371,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Texas Instruments

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks research raised near‑ and medium‑term EPS estimates for TXN, improving the earnings outlook and giving investors a cleaner growth story to support valuation expectations. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation and post‑earnings analyses are circulating (intrinsic‑value and buy/hold/sell pieces). These generate interest and trading but offer mixed conclusions for different investor horizons. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Media commentary reviewing TXN’s Q4 results and strategy (buy/sell/hold debates) may amplify short‑term flows without adding new operational facts. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling by CFO Rafael R. Lizardi: 64,532 shares sold on Feb 10 at ~$220.74 (~$14.2M), a ~41% reduction in that holding — a material disposal that markets often view as negative for near‑term insider conviction. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: CFO Lizardi sold an additional 7,096 shares on Feb 11 at ~$230.78 (~$1.64M), further trimming his stake. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: VP Mark Gary executed sizable sales (12,921 shares on Feb 11 at ~$230.10 and 10,248 shares on Feb 10 at ~$220.83), representing meaningful percentage reductions in his position. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: VP Ahmad Bahai sold 6,500 shares on Feb 11 at ~$230.79 (~$1.50M), another notable insider reduction. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: DZ Bank AG flagged TXN with a “strong sell” rating (reported Feb 12), a broker action that can weigh on sentiment and trigger short‑term selling by momentum/quant strategies. Read More.

Insider Buying and Selling

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 sale, the director directly 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 6,500 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.79, for a total value of $1,500,135.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 42,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,805,805.52. This represents a 13.27% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 117,431 shares of company stock worth $25,607,436 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. 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. KeyCorp downgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Benchmark lifted 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 assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $212.92.

Texas Instruments Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $226.16 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $193.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $184.05. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $139.95 and a 12 month high of $231.32. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $205.25 billion, a PE ratio of 41.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 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). 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 in the previous year, the company earned $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

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 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is currently 104.41%.

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.