6,435,660 Shares in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Acquired by Legal & General Group Plc

Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 6,435,660 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,918,277,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. HBW Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.2% in the first quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,730 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $336,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the first quarter. Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,338 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $260,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.6% during the first quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 5,960 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,157,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Absher Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Texas Instruments by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Absher Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,223 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $820,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Severin Investments LLC increased its position in Texas Instruments by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. Severin Investments LLC now owns 1,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $262,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TXN has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. HC Wainwright downgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $340.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $312.12.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $258.94 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 4.86, a quick ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The firm has a market cap of $236.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.41, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.33. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $289.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $259.23. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $152.73 and a 12-month high of $334.03.

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

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Investors of record on Friday, July 31st were given a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 31st. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is 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.