Covea Finance Has $10.38 Million Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Covea Finance trimmed its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 67.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 59,850 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 121,880 shares during the quarter. Covea Finance’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $10,383,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth $2,836,310,000. Amundi lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 61.0% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,445,243 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,717,240,000 after acquiring an additional 3,580,147 shares during the last quarter. Soundwatch Capital LLC lifted its stake 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 valued at $617,503,000 after acquiring an additional 2,972,491 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 16.8% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 16,435,001 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,019,603,000 after acquiring an additional 2,366,695 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 21.8% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 9,134,203 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,678,227,000 after acquiring an additional 1,635,870 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 64,532 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.74, for a total transaction of $14,244,793.68. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 92,550 shares in the company, valued at $20,429,487. This represents a 41.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Mark Gary sold 12,921 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.10, for a total transaction of $2,973,122.10. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 45,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,480,364.70. This represents a 22.10% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935. 0.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 0.6%

NASDAQ TXN opened at $187.19 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $170.43 billion, a PE ratio of 34.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.01. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $206.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $185.90. The company has a current ratio of 4.35, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $139.95 and a 12 month high of $231.32.

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

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th were issued a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 104.41%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on TXN. Benchmark upped their target price on Texas Instruments from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Monday, December 29th. Mizuho upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, TD Cowen raised 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $214.77.

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.