M&G PLC Sells 12,624 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

M&G PLC reduced its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 36.2% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 22,235 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 12,624 shares during the period. M&G PLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $4,091,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Milestone Asset Management LLC lifted 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 valued at $608,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Cornerstone Advisory LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 2.4% in the second quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC now owns 2,375 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $493,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 0.8% during the second quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 7,007 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,455,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Aspect Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 38.4% during the 2nd quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 209 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC grew its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,788 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $371,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 directly owned 11,670 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,585,838.60. The trade was a 21.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 6,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.79, for a total value of $1,500,135.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 42,488 shares in the company, valued at $9,805,805.52. The trade was a 13.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 117,431 shares of company stock valued at $25,607,436 over the last quarter. 0.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $205.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Raymond James Financial set a $240.00 price target on Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Mizuho raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $212.92.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 0.2%

TXN stock opened at $225.69 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 4.35 and a quick ratio of 2.83. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $139.95 and a 1-year high of $231.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $204.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.01. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $195.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $184.59.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.02). The business 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 previous year, the business posted $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 30th were issued a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 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.