Avanza Fonder AB Acquires New Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Avanza Fonder AB acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,265 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $740,000.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,020 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $580,000 after buying an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Clear Trail Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $725,000. BOS Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. BOS Asset Management LLC now owns 1,324 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $230,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Appleton Partners Inc. MA raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 24.6% in the 4th quarter. Appleton Partners Inc. MA now owns 4,377 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $759,000 after acquiring an additional 864 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 427.6% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 708,481 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $122,914,000 after acquiring an additional 574,197 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TXN has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Benchmark boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 price target on Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $205.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, KeyCorp lowered Texas Instruments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $214.77.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of TXN opened at $196.77 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $206.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.87. The firm has a market cap of $179.15 billion, a PE ratio of 36.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a current ratio of 4.35, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $139.95 and a 1-year high of $231.32.

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). The firm had revenue of $4.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 last year, the business earned $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

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

More Texas Instruments News

Here are the key news stories impacting Texas Instruments this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Improved sector sentiment and analyst target hikes are supporting the rally — market commentary links TXN’s gains to optimism that the analog chip cycle is recovering, plus several recent price-target increases that lift conviction in upside and free-cash-flow potential. Texas Instruments jumps 3.7% as chip-cycle recovery optimism and fresh analyst target hikes lift sentiment
• Positive Sentiment: U.S. policy momentum: reports that the administration is promoting a large voluntary investment consortium for semiconductor supply chains (boosting sentiment across chip names) helped lift TXN and peers. Policy support increases the probability of demand and capital flows into the sector. Trump Trade: TotalEnergies to shift capital from wind to natural gas
• Positive Sentiment: New leveraged ETF exposure: Direxion launched 2x single-stock ETFs including one for TXN — that can increase trading flows and short-term liquidity/volatility, which may accentuate moves on positive headlines. Direxion Launches 2X ETFs for ADBU, PYPU, TXN, & UNH
• Neutral Sentiment: Intraday/recap coverage notes TXN outperformed the broader market in the latest session, reflecting the items above rather than company-specific fundamentals reported today. Texas Instruments (TXN) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate calendar: TI will webcast its 2026 annual meeting on April 16 — routine governance event; may be watched for any management commentary but not expected to move the stock materially. Texas Instruments to webcast its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data reported appears anomalous/zeroed in recent feeds — not a reliable signal from these notices; ignore until validated by official exchange filings.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider and mixed analyst signals: filings/showings of substantial insider sales and a handful of lower analyst ratings/targets (and at least one Underperform) are reminders of divergent views — these could cap multiple re-ratings if fundamentals disappoint. The same market commentary that highlights higher targets also flags recent insider selling and some sell/underperform calls. Texas Instruments jumps 3.7% as chip-cycle recovery optimism and fresh analyst target hikes lift sentiment
• Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo maintained a Hold rating — a reminder that some major brokers favor a cautious stance despite the optimism, which can limit upside until clearer demand recovery is visible. Wells Fargo Keeps Their Hold Rating on Texas Instruments (TXN)

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total transaction of $696,647.52. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 11,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,585,838.60. This represents a 21.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 6,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.79, for a total transaction of $1,500,135.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 42,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,805,805.52. The trade was a 13.27% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935. 0.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.