Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Holdings Lifted by First Trust Advisors LP

First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 7.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,271,223 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 164,578 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP owned approximately 0.25% of Texas Instruments worth $417,292,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 85.2% during the third quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% during the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 69.9% during the second quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. DZ Bank raised Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Mizuho raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. KeyCorp lowered Texas Instruments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Truist Financial set a $250.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Texas Instruments from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the company from $185.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One equities 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, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $214.77.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 2.3%

Texas Instruments stock opened at $193.39 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $231.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a current ratio of 4.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $176.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $203.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $186.61.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its 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 firm had revenue of $4.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.44 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 28.28% and a return on equity of 30.44%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th were paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 104.41%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 11,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,585,838.60. This represents a 21.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Hagop H. Kozanian sold 6,843 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.95, for a total transaction of $1,546,175.85. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 75,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,042,278.75. This trade represents a 8.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Company 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.