Westpac Banking Corp Buys New Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Westpac Banking Corp bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 6,982 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,081,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. High Point Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, Cornerstone Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Texas Instruments News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Operational recovery is accelerating. Texas Instruments’ second-quarter results showed revenue growth of roughly 23%, operating profit up 48%, and net income up 53%. Free cash flow also improved 56% as capital spending nearly halved year over year, suggesting the company’s heavy investment cycle may be easing. Texas Instruments: The $6.5 Billion Cash-Flow Machine Is Finally Awake
• Positive Sentiment: AI and data-center exposure support the long-term outlook. Analysts and fund commentary characterize TXN as a “picks-and-shovels” beneficiary of AI infrastructure, electric vehicles, industrial automation, and factory equipment because its analog chips help power and control these systems. Texas Instruments Is a Worthy AI Picks-and-Shovels Play I Keep Buying
• Positive Sentiment: TXN retains broad-based momentum. In comparisons with Analog Devices, coverage points to Texas Instruments’ improving manufacturing utilization and strength across multiple end markets, potentially giving it an edge despite ADI’s stronger industrial and automotive trends. ADI vs. TXN: Which Analog Processing Chip Stock Has an Edge Right Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Options-market volatility has risen. Surging implied volatility indicates increased uncertainty and the potential for larger price swings, but it does not establish a clear directional signal. Implied Volatility Surging for Texas Instruments Stock Options
• Negative Sentiment: Post-earnings performance remains a concern. TXN has decreased 6.8% since its latest quarterly report, with investors apparently looking beyond the earnings beat and focusing on forward estimates, elevated expectations, and whether the recovery can continue. Why Is Texas Instruments Down 6.8% Since Last Earnings Report?

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on TXN shares. Weiss Ratings raised Texas Instruments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Bank of America lifted their price target on Texas Instruments from $320.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $312.12.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of TXN stock opened at $264.36 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 market cap of $241.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.24, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.33. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $290.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $258.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 4.86 and a quick ratio of 3.44.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.23. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 31.11% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The company had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.26 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.41 earnings per share. Texas Instruments’s quarterly revenue was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 31st were given a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 86.45%.

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.