Chilton Investment Co. Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Chilton Investment Co. Inc. raised its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 11.6% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 47,997 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,983 shares during the quarter. Chilton Investment Co. Inc.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $8,818,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 33.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,158,000 after buying an additional 4,218 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 12.8% in 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 in the last quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth $2,235,000. Grandfield & Dodd LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth $231,000. Finally, CFO4Life Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 5.5% in the second quarter. CFO4Life Group LLC now owns 8,065 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,675,000 after acquiring an additional 422 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on TXN shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $185.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $214.77.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Mark Gary sold 12,921 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.10, for a total value of $2,973,122.10. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 45,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,480,364.70. The trade was a 22.10% 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 Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total value of $696,647.52. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 11,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,585,838.60. This trade represents a 21.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 114,284 shares of company stock valued at $25,531,935 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of Texas Instruments stock opened at $190.78 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.83, a current ratio of 4.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $231.32. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $205.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $186.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $173.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share 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 analysts’ expectations of $4.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.28 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th were given a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 104.41%.

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.