Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Grows Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 33.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,890,945 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 971,764 shares during the quarter. Texas Instruments comprises approximately 0.9% of Assenagon Asset Management S.A.’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. owned 0.43% of Texas Instruments worth $675,040,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership raised its position in Texas Instruments by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 758,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $139,331,000 after purchasing an additional 12,562 shares during the last quarter. Shelton Capital Management lifted its holdings 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 during the period. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd grew its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd now owns 1,307,580 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $240,242,000 after buying an additional 16,260 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 443,738 shares during the period. Finally, Greenland Capital Management LP increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 66.3% during the third quarter. Greenland Capital Management LP now owns 58,151 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,684,000 after buying an additional 23,177 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 7,096 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.78, for a total transaction of $1,637,614.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 85,454 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,721,074.12. This trade represents a 7.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $2,585,838.60. The trade was a 21.22% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 114,284 shares of company stock valued at $25,531,935. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN opened at $189.02 on Tuesday. 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 company has a market cap of $172.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $206.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.75. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $139.95 and a 12-month high of $231.32.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $4.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.44 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 28.28% and a return on equity of 30.44%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.28 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. Research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

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 dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 104.41%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on TXN shares. Barclays set a $175.00 price target on Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $205.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $214.77.

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.