Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the twenty-nine research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, fourteen have given a hold recommendation, nine have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $214.7704.

TXN has been the topic of several research reports. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. DZ Bank raised Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN opened at $197.98 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.35, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $203.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $186.62. The company has a market capitalization of $179.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.39, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments has a 12-month low of $139.95 and a 12-month high of $231.32.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.02). Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.44% and a net margin of 28.28%.The business had revenue of $4.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.44 billion. During the same quarter in the previous 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 30th were given a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 104.41%.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 6,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.79, for a total transaction of $1,500,135.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 42,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,805,805.52. This represents a 13.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Mark Gary sold 12,921 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.10, for a total value of $2,973,122.10. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 45,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,480,364.70. The trade was a 22.10% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935 over the last 90 days. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership grew its position in Texas Instruments by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 758,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $139,331,000 after purchasing an additional 12,562 shares during the period. Shelton Capital Management grew its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 3,840 shares during the period. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd raised its position in Texas Instruments by 1.3% during the third quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd now owns 1,307,580 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $240,242,000 after acquiring an additional 16,260 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Texas Instruments by 3.3% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,068,306 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,920,862,000 after acquiring an additional 443,738 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1.5% in 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 period. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.