Insider Selling: Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) VP Sells 7,000 Shares of Stock

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.63, for a total transaction of $1,852,410.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 23,181 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,134,388.03. This represents a 23.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Texas Instruments Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN traded up $2.27 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $260.91. 5,605,932 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,934,226. The firm has a market cap of $238.28 billion, a PE ratio of 39.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.33. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $152.73 and a fifty-two week high of $334.03. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $285.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $260.35. The company has a quick ratio of 3.44, a current ratio of 4.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.26 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 31.11% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.41 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 31st were given a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 86.45%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Texas Instruments

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 555,199 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $96,321,000 after buying an additional 50,808 shares during the period. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter worth $1,493,000. K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth about $1,735,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 126.0% in the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 150,454 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,114,000 after purchasing an additional 83,884 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RNC Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,751,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. KeyCorp lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $390.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Arete Research set a $405.00 price target on Texas Instruments and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $330.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $312.12.

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.