AustralianSuper Pty Ltd Trims Stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

AustralianSuper Pty Ltd cut its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 70.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 84,252 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 200,933 shares during the period. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $15,480,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,158,000 after buying an additional 4,218 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 1,031 shares in the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp grew its holdings in Texas Instruments by 6.7% in the second quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 12,488 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,593,000 after purchasing an additional 786 shares during the period. Telos Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at approximately $223,000. Finally, Corton Capital Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at approximately $260,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on TXN shares. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $180.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $205.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. KeyCorp downgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $214.77.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Hagop H. Kozanian sold 6,843 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.95, for a total value of $1,546,175.85. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 75,425 shares in the company, valued at $17,042,278.75. This represents a 8.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total value of $696,647.52. Following the transaction, the director owned 11,670 shares in the company, valued at $2,585,838.60. This trade represents a 21.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

TXN stock opened at $202.67 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 4.35 and a quick ratio of 2.83. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $231.32. The company has a market cap of $183.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.01. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $202.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $186.43.

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). Texas Instruments had a net margin of 28.28% and a return on equity of 30.44%. The firm had revenue of $4.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 30th were paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.