Insider Selling: Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) VP Sells $2,973,122.10 in Stock

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) VP Mark Gary sold 12,921 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the vice president owned 45,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,480,364.70. This represents a 22.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Mark Gary also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, February 10th, Mark Gary sold 10,248 shares of Texas Instruments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.83, for a total value of $2,263,065.84.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $226.16 on Friday. 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 simple moving average of $193.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $184.00. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $139.95 and a 1-year high of $231.32. The stock has a market cap of $205.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.57, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.02). The firm 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 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of Texas Instruments

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Shelton Capital Management grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Shelton Capital Management now owns 151,568 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $31,469,000 after buying an additional 3,840 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 35.1% in the second quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,992,090 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $621,218,000 after acquiring an additional 777,619 shares in the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 11.3% in the second quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 26,745 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,553,000 after acquiring an additional 2,709 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Texas Instruments by 3.3% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,068,306 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,920,862,000 after purchasing an additional 443,738 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.5% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 95,447,320 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $19,816,773,000 after purchasing an additional 1,426,360 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Texas Instruments News Summary

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 Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on TXN shares. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Bank of America raised Texas Instruments from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $185.00 to $235.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Susquehanna increased their target price on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price 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.