Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. Makes New Investment in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. bought a new position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 603,821 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $104,814,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bogart Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 647 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $112,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 10,228 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,775,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Emerald Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Emerald Advisors LLC now owns 6,886 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,195,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the period. Wagner Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,563 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $271,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the period. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 16.5% in the fourth quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 381 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Mark T. Roberts sold 28,080 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.34, for a total transaction of $7,871,947.20. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 53,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,084,815.06. This trade represents a 34.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 47,734 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.10, for a total transaction of $14,706,845.40. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 85,485 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,337,928.50. The trade was a 35.83% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 303,475 shares of company stock valued at $85,666,638. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on TXN. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Friday, May 22nd. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $265.57.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of TXN opened at $305.68 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $278.20 billion, a PE ratio of 52.34, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.31. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $250.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $211.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 4.46. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $152.73 and a twelve month high of $331.51.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.23 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 5th were given a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 5th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 97.26%.

Trending Headlines about Texas Instruments

Here are the key news stories impacting Texas Instruments this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary highlighted Texas Instruments as one of the semiconductor names positioned to benefit from AI’s rising power-supply and analog-chip bottlenecks, which could support future demand. Article Link
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks included TXN in a list of AI stocks to buy, citing strong demand trends across the semiconductor space. Article Link
• Positive Sentiment: Industry coverage of the long-distance wireless connection MCU market named Texas Instruments among major players benefiting from growth in IoT, 5G, and energy-efficient devices. Article Link
• Neutral Sentiment: Texas Instruments presented at Bernstein’s annual strategic decisions conference, but the transcript headline does not indicate a major new catalyst by itself. Article Link
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful short position change, offering little directional signal for the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: A GuruFocus report said TXN has pulled back and still looks overvalued, which can weigh on investor sentiment and valuation expectations. Article Link

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.