Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) VP Sells $1,500,135.00 in Stock

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) VP Ahmad Bahai sold 6,500 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.79, for a total transaction of $1,500,135.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 42,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,805,805.52. The trade was a 13.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Ahmad Bahai also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 5th, Ahmad Bahai sold 3,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.46, for a total transaction of $670,380.00.

Texas Instruments Stock Up 1.4%

TXN opened at $226.16 on Friday. 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 business’s 50-day moving average price is $193.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $184.00. The company has a market cap of $205.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.01.

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 company had revenue of $4.42 billion for 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 quarter in the previous 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 expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th were issued a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 104.41%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. CreativeOne Wealth LLC lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 14,259 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,474,000 after buying an additional 734 shares during the period. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 12.3% in the 4th quarter. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. now owns 254,809 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $44,207,000 after acquiring an additional 28,000 shares in the last quarter. Cordoba Advisory Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth about $244,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 131,160 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $22,755,000 after acquiring an additional 3,010 shares during the period. Finally, ANB Bank boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. ANB Bank now owns 8,748 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,518,000 after acquiring an additional 57 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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TXN has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Benchmark boosted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their target price on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One research 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $212.92.

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.