Avantax Planning Partners Inc. Lowers Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Avantax Planning Partners Inc. reduced its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 8.3% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 47,307 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 4,270 shares during the quarter. Avantax Planning Partners Inc.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $9,184,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. HBW Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.2% in the first quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,730 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $336,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the first quarter. Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,338 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Absher Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1.0% during the first quarter. Absher Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,223 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $820,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Severin Investments LLC lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 3.3% in the first quarter. Severin Investments LLC now owns 1,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $262,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. Finally, CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 1.8% in the first quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,426 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $471,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Shanon J. Leonard sold 4,963 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $295.22, for a total transaction of $1,465,176.86. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 24,867 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,341,235.74. This trade represents a 16.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Carrie Smith Cox sold 8,838 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.41, for a total transaction of $2,708,051.58. Following the sale, the director directly owned 37,626 shares in the company, valued at $11,528,982.66. This trade represents a 19.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TXN has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Benchmark boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. KeyCorp upgraded Texas Instruments from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Mizuho upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. 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 given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $279.24.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of TXN stock opened at $298.57 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $271.73 billion, a PE ratio of 51.13, 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 Incorporated has a 1 year low of $152.73 and a 1 year high of $334.03. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $301.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $240.59.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.23 EPS. Texas Instruments’s revenue was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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 company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th were paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 97.26%.

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.