Insider Selling: Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) VP Sells 3,000 Shares of Stock

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) VP Ahmad Bahai sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.46, for a total value of $670,380.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 42,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,494,368.48. This represents a 6.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN traded down $2.54 during trading on Friday, hitting $221.44. 9,396,035 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,387,806. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $187.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $182.93. The company has a market cap of $201.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.71, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52-week low of $139.95 and a 52-week high of $228.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 4.35 and a quick ratio of 2.83.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.02). Texas Instruments had a net margin of 28.28% and a return on equity of 30.44%. The company had revenue of $4.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.44 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th will be issued a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is currently 104.41%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TXN. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,158,000 after acquiring an additional 4,218 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Texas Instruments by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 9,084 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,632,000 after purchasing an additional 1,031 shares during the last quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth about $232,000. REAP Financial Group LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments by 204.4% in the 2nd quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 277 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the period. Finally, Optas LLC lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 8.8% in the second quarter. Optas LLC now owns 3,923 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $814,000 after purchasing an additional 317 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on TXN shares. Susquehanna lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $205.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Bank of America raised Texas Instruments from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $185.00 to $235.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $212.92.

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.