Apella Capital LLC Acquires 3,852 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Apella Capital LLC grew its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 46.9% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 12,066 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,852 shares during the quarter. Apella Capital LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $2,342,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Weaver Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth $218,000. Faithward Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter valued at about $207,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1.7% during the first quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 13,095 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,542,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 19.1% in the 1st quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,899 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $951,000 after purchasing an additional 786 shares during the period. Finally, Cache Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter worth approximately $662,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 2.9%

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $311.81 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $152.73 and a 1-year high of $334.03. The company has a 50-day moving average of $290.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $230.53. The company has a market cap of $283.78 billion, a PE ratio of 53.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a current ratio of 4.46, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

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

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th were paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 5th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 97.26%.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other news, Director Carrie Smith Cox sold 8,838 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.41, for a total value of $2,708,051.58. Following the transaction, the director owned 37,626 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,528,982.66. This trade represents a 19.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total transaction of $5,606,400.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 204,339 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $57,280,308.48. This represents a 8.92% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 303,475 shares of company stock valued at $85,666,638. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on TXN. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Benchmark upped their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. HC Wainwright lowered shares of Texas Instruments to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $273.04.

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.