Clear Trail Advisors LLC Takes $725,000 Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Clear Trail Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 4,179 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $725,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Texas Instruments by 33.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,158,000 after acquiring an additional 4,218 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 9,084 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,632,000 after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares during the last quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 19.2% during the 2nd quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 3,589 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $745,000 after acquiring an additional 579 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 255.8% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 703,324 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $146,025,000 after purchasing an additional 505,625 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vestor Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 102.4% in the 2nd quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 858 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $178,000 after purchasing an additional 434 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Hagop H. Kozanian sold 6,843 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.95, for a total value of $1,546,175.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 75,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,042,278.75. This trade represents a 8.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Mark Gary sold 12,921 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.10, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 22.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 114,284 shares of company stock valued at $25,531,935. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on TXN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $205.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $214.77.

Texas Instruments Stock Up 1.0%

Texas Instruments stock opened at $189.02 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $206.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $185.75. 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 $172.09 billion, a PE ratio of 34.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.01. 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 (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings data 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). Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.44% and a net margin of 28.28%.The business had revenue of $4.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.44 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.28 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 30th were issued a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. 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.