Candriam S.C.A. Has $18.90 Million Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Candriam S.C.A. boosted its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 3.2% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 97,367 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,023 shares during the period. Candriam S.C.A.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $18,903,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 5,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.13, for a total transaction of $1,545,650.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 42,519 shares in the company, valued at $13,143,898.47. The trade was a 10.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Shanon J. Leonard sold 4,963 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $295.22, for a total transaction of $1,465,176.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 24,867 shares in the company, valued at $7,341,235.74. This trade represents a 16.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638. 0.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of Texas Instruments stock traded up $2.93 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $311.46. 4,141,464 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,345,491. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $152.73 and a 12 month high of $334.03. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $301.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $239.31. The company has a market capitalization of $283.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 4.46.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.Texas Instruments’s quarterly revenue was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.23 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate 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. Shareholders 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 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 5th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is 97.26%.

Trending Headlines about Texas Instruments

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts say Texas Instruments’ embedded processing segment has returned to healthy growth, with improving industrial demand and higher chip content in connected devices, vehicles, and factory automation supporting long-term earnings potential.
• Positive Sentiment: Texas Instruments has also been moving through Russell index changes, including additions to the Russell 1000 Dynamic Index and Russell Top 50 Index, which can increase visibility among investors and index-tracking funds.
• Positive Sentiment: Recent market commentary noted TXN has been outperforming over the past several months, reflecting continued confidence in the company’s fundamentals and semiconductor demand trends.
• Neutral Sentiment: A report on short interest showed no meaningful change in the data available, so it does not appear to be a major driver for the stock today.
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader semiconductor coverage has been constructive for chip stocks overall, but some of the articles referenced competitors such as Broadcom and Allegro MicroSystems rather than Texas Instruments directly.
• Negative Sentiment: No major company-specific negative catalyst was reported in the latest articles, though one market note said TXN underperformed peers despite gains, suggesting investors may still be selective within the chip sector.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. HC Wainwright downgraded Texas Instruments to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $276.84.

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.