Global X Japan Co. Ltd. Cuts Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Global X Japan Co. Ltd. cut its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 4.0% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 73,110 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 3,078 shares during the quarter. Texas Instruments comprises about 1.2% of Global X Japan Co. Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest position. Global X Japan Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $13,432,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at about $2,836,310,000. Soundwatch Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 174,339.6% in the 2nd quarter. Soundwatch Capital LLC now owns 2,974,196 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $617,503,000 after buying an additional 2,972,491 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 117.1% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 3,500,474 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $726,768,000 after acquiring an additional 1,888,354 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 1.5% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 95,447,320 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $19,816,773,000 after acquiring an additional 1,426,360 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 94.9% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,517,451 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $522,559,000 after acquiring an additional 1,225,524 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 1.0%

TXN stock opened at $177.08 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $169.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $185.91. The company has a market capitalization of $160.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 4.45 and a quick ratio of 2.90. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $139.95 and a 12 month high of $221.69.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $4.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.65 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.44 EPS. The business’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, equities research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on TXN. UBS Group set a $245.00 price objective on Texas Instruments and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Morgan Stanley set a $175.00 price target on Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Robert W. Baird set a $195.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Bank of America downgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $208.00 to $190.00 in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and seven have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $191.49.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the vice president directly owned 20,821 shares in the company, valued at $3,421,098.51. This represents a 4.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Ronald Kirk sold 9,990 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.33, for a total transaction of $1,621,676.70. Following the transaction, the director owned 14,937 shares in the company, valued at $2,424,723.21. The trade was a 40.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.