Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) VP Hagop Kozanian Sells 6,843 Shares

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) VP Hagop Kozanian sold 6,843 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.95, for a total value of $1,546,175.85. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 75,425 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,042,278.75. The trade was a 8.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of TXN stock opened at $223.32 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $196.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $184.87. 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 Incorporated has a 1-year low of $139.95 and a 1-year high of $231.32. The firm has a market cap of $202.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.05, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its earnings results 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). The company had revenue of $4.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.44 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 28.28% and a return on equity of 30.44%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th were given a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 104.41%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Mizuho boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report 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 given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $212.92.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,516,628,000. Amundi boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 61.0% in the third quarter. Amundi now owns 9,445,243 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,717,240,000 after purchasing an additional 3,580,147 shares during the last quarter. Soundwatch Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 174,339.6% in the second quarter. Soundwatch Capital LLC now owns 2,974,196 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $617,503,000 after purchasing an additional 2,972,491 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 27.1% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 11,608,265 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,013,918,000 after purchasing an additional 2,474,062 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 16.8% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 16,435,001 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,019,603,000 after purchasing an additional 2,366,695 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.