Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the thirty brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $191.4909.

A number of brokerages have commented on TXN. Bank of America cut Texas Instruments from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $208.00 to $190.00 in a report on Monday, October 13th. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Morgan Stanley set a $175.00 price objective on Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $170.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $176.29 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.45, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. The company has a market capitalization of $160.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 1.01. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $169.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $186.13. Texas Instruments has a twelve month low of $139.95 and a twelve month high of $221.69.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.48. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.21% and a return on equity of 30.41%. The business had revenue of $4.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.65 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.44 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.130-1.390 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Texas Instruments will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 9,990 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.33, for a total transaction of $1,621,676.70. Following the sale, the director owned 14,937 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,424,723.21. This trade represents a 40.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total value of $164,310.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 20,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,421,098.51. This trade represents a 4.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Texas Instruments

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Shelton Capital Management lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 2.6% during the second quarter. Shelton Capital Management now owns 151,568 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $31,469,000 after purchasing an additional 3,840 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 35.1% during the second quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,992,090 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $621,218,000 after purchasing an additional 777,619 shares during the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 11.3% during the second quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 26,745 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,553,000 after purchasing an additional 2,709 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,068,306 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,920,862,000 after buying an additional 443,738 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 95,447,320 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $19,816,773,000 after buying an additional 1,426,360 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.