Baer Investment Advisory LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Baer Investment Advisory LLC lowered its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 49.8% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 8,487 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 8,425 shares during the period. Baer Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $1,648,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of TXN. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd grew its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 555,199 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $96,321,000 after acquiring an additional 50,808 shares during the last quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at $640,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 126.0% during the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 150,454 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,114,000 after purchasing an additional 83,884 shares during the period. K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth $1,735,000. Finally, RNC Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth $2,751,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of TXN stock opened at $293.08 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $298.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $234.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 4.46. The stock has a market cap of $266.73 billion, a PE ratio of 50.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.32. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $152.73 and a 1 year high of $334.03.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.85 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.23 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 5th were paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 5th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 97.26%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Benchmark lifted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $320.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Mizuho raised their price target on Texas Instruments from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $315.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $276.84.

Insider Activity

In other Texas Instruments news, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total transaction of $5,606,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 204,339 shares in the company, valued at approximately $57,280,308.48. The trade was a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 47,734 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.10, for a total transaction of $14,706,845.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 85,485 shares in the company, valued at $26,337,928.50. This trade represents a 35.83% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments 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.