Covea Finance Decreases Stock Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Covea Finance lowered its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 20.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 181,730 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 47,700 shares during the period. Texas Instruments makes up approximately 1.2% of Covea Finance’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest position. Covea Finance’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $33,389,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in TXN. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the second quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $343,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 10,996 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,283,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $389,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the period. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,747 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $782,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, Milestone Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Milestone Asset Management LLC now owns 2,929 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $608,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other news, 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 value of $1,621,676.70. Following the transaction, the director directly 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. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The stock was 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 directly owned 20,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,421,098.51. This trade represents a 4.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

NASDAQ TXN opened at $177.10 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $139.95 and a 12 month high of $221.69. The stock has a market cap of $160.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.38, a PEG ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.01. The company’s 50 day moving average is $169.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $185.79. The company has a current ratio of 4.45, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on TXN. Susquehanna lowered their target price on Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $200.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $200.00 to $156.00 in a report on Monday, December 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and seven have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $191.49.

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.