Traders Purchase Large Volume of Call Options on Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN)

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Traders acquired 394,956 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 1,795% compared to the typical volume of 20,840 call options.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on TXN. Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating and issued a $180.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $156.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $212.92.

Key Stories Impacting Texas Instruments

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

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple brokerages raised ratings or price targets this morning (signals of renewed analyst confidence). Rosenblatt and Benchmark issued bullish notes calling for further upside; Truist raised its price target to $225; TD Cowen to $240; Jefferies to $210; Stifel to $215; Mizuho nudged its target; and Bank of America upgraded the stock. These calls reinforce the re-rating narrative around TXN. Read More. Read More. Read More. Read More. Read More. Read More. Read More. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Corporate outlook and segment mix point to durable growth: management highlighted strong momentum in Industrial, Automotive and especially Data Center (Data Center up sharply year-over-year), prompting a re-rating of TXN as exposure to AI/infrastructure grows. Analysts are framing the guidance as proof of strengthening demand. Read More. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Heavy call-option activity and speculative positioning — nearly 395k calls traded in a day — indicates elevated bullish interest from options traders and can amplify short-term upside if momentum resumes. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst divergences: while many shops raised targets, price targets vary widely (street-highs vs. some lower estimates), so consensus is shifting but not yet uniform — watch follow-up revisions. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results had small topline and EPS misses and included a non-cash impairment and some gross-margin pressure — items that could justify near-term profit-taking or keep some traders cautious despite upbeat guidance. Read More.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total transaction of $164,310.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 20,821 shares in the company, valued at $3,421,098.51. This trade represents a 4.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Ronald Kirk sold 9,990 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction 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 transaction, 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 position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Texas Instruments

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in TXN. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Texas Instruments by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 96,445,978 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $17,720,020,000 after purchasing an additional 998,658 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 0.5% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 43,555,112 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,002,381,000 after buying an additional 230,098 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.3% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 22,224,770 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,595,478,000 after buying an additional 279,755 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 16.8% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 16,435,001 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,019,603,000 after buying an additional 2,366,695 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,836,310,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 1.6%

TXN stock opened at $215.55 on Friday. Texas Instruments has a 12 month low of $139.95 and a 12 month high of $222.00. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $183.05 and its 200 day moving average is $182.73. The company has a market capitalization of $195.85 billion, a PE ratio of 39.62, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 4.35 and a quick ratio of 2.90.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $4.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 in the prior year, the company earned $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th will be issued a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 104.41%.

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.