Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) VP Tsedeniya Abraham Sells 7,000 Shares

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.63, for a total transaction of $1,852,410.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 23,181 shares in the company, valued at $6,134,388.03. This trade represents a 23.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of TXN opened at $260.91 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $283.87 and a 200-day moving average of $260.63. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $152.73 and a one year high of $334.03. The company has a market cap of $238.28 billion, a PE ratio of 39.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.33. 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 issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.26 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.41 EPS. Texas Instruments’s quarterly revenue was up 22.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 31st were paid a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 31st. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 86.45%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on TXN shares. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Truist Financial increased their price target on Texas Instruments from $278.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $340.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Arete Research set a $405.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $312.12.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Texas Instruments

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,158,000 after acquiring an additional 4,218 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its position in Texas Instruments by 12.8% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 9,084 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,632,000 after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares during the period. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% in the 2nd quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 7,417 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,540,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 14,673 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,046,000 after purchasing an additional 496 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

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.