Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) VP Ahmad Bahai Sells 5,000 Shares

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) VP Ahmad Bahai sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.13, for a total value of $1,545,650.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 42,519 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,143,898.47. This represents a 10.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Ahmad Bahai also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, April 27th, Ahmad Bahai sold 3,660 shares of Texas Instruments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.40, for a total value of $982,344.00.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of TXN stock opened at $302.73 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 4.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $152.73 and a twelve month high of $310.29. The company has a market cap of $275.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.31. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $227.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $201.34.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The business had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.85 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.23 EPS. Texas Instruments’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 5th will be given a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 5th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 97.26%.

Key Headlines Impacting Texas Instruments

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

• Positive Sentiment: Stifel raised its TXN price target to $340, citing a strengthening industrial recovery and rapid growth in data center demand. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts have become more constructive overall, with multiple target increases and upgrades after TXN’s strong earnings and improved margin/revenue assumptions. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Texas Instruments’ analog business is rebounding, with Q1 analog revenue up 22% as industrial and AI data-center demand lift the outlook. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage says TXN is drawing heavy investor attention and trading near its 52-week high, signaling strong momentum. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: One article questioned whether the stock has already priced in much of the recent surge, which could limit near-term upside. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Director Carrie Smith Cox sold 8,838 shares, a sizable insider sale that may be viewed cautiously by some investors. Article Title

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Texas Instruments

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. High Point Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Finally, Scarborough Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on TXN. Stifel Nicolaus set a $340.00 price objective on Texas Instruments in a research report on Friday. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial increased their target price on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $278.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. One 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $260.38.

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.