Gradient Investments LLC Buys 16,319 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Gradient Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 25.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 79,964 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,319 shares during the period. Gradient Investments LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $13,873,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 85.2% in the 3rd quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% in the 2nd quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the period. Finally, Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of TXN opened at $189.02 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $172.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.75, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $139.95 and a twelve month high of $231.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a current ratio of 4.35. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $206.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $185.75.

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 the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.02). Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.44% and a net margin of 28.28%.The company had revenue of $4.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.44 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.28 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal 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 paid a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 104.41%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Truist Financial set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. KeyCorp cut shares of Texas Instruments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $214.77.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 6,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.79, for a total value of $1,500,135.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 42,488 shares in the company, valued at $9,805,805.52. The trade was a 13.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Hagop H. Kozanian sold 6,843 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.95, for a total value of $1,546,175.85. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 75,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,042,278.75. This represents a 8.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.