Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Sold by Focused Alpha LLC

Focused Alpha LLC trimmed its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 34.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,686 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,945 shares during the quarter. Focused Alpha LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $1,032,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Nvwm LLC increased its position in Texas Instruments by 550.0% in the 3rd quarter. Nvwm LLC now owns 117 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Caitlin John LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Portus Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Texas Instruments

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

• Positive Sentiment: UBS names TXN a top pick: UBS identified Texas Instruments as a preferred semiconductor stock amid expectations for an upswing in the analog-chip cycle, offering a potential catalyst for earnings and revenue growth. UBS Identifies TXN as Top Pick Amid Upswing in Analog Chip Cycle
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp raises its earnings forecast: KeyCorp increased its forecast for Texas Instruments’ third-quarter earnings, signaling improving expectations for the company’s near-term performance. TXN previously reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and EPS, with strong year-over-year growth. Texas Instruments Q3 Earnings Forecast Raised by KeyCorp
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend and business durability remain attractive: Analysts continue to highlight TXN’s recurring demand for analog chips and embedded processors across industrial, automotive, data-center and consumer markets. Its cash generation and long history of dividend growth support its appeal to income-focused investors. Texas Instruments: 3 Things to Watch Before Buying the Dividend Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Income comparison is mixed: TXN offers a higher dividend yield than Broadcom, while Broadcom has stronger recent dividend coverage. This reinforces TXN’s income appeal but also keeps attention on whether its large manufacturing investments can be funded without pressuring shareholder returns. Broadcom vs. Texas Instruments
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and fund flows weigh on the stock: TXN trades at a relatively elevated earnings multiple, making it sensitive to any slowdown in analog demand or disappointment from its capital-spending program. ETFs were reported as net sellers, adding short-term technical pressure. ETFs Are Net Sellers of Texas Instruments

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on TXN shares. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Texas Instruments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 9th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $278.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. UBS Group set a $360.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Monday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $303.57.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $264.63, for a total value of $1,852,410.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 23,181 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,134,388.03. This trade represents a 23.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 0.1%

TXN stock opened at $276.15 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $252.19 billion, a PE ratio of 42.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.35. 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 Incorporated has a twelve month low of $152.73 and a twelve month high of $334.03. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $271.67 and its 200-day moving average is $277.63.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.23. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 35.77% and a net margin of 31.11%. The business had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.26 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.41 EPS. Texas Instruments’s quarterly revenue was up 22.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Investors of record on Friday, October 30th will be given a dividend of $1.52 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 30th. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. This represents a $6.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 86.45%.

Texas Instruments Company Profile

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) designs and manufactures analog and embedded semiconductor products used in industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment, and enterprise systems. Its analog products help manage power, sense and measure real-world signals, and support signal processing, while its embedded processing products provide computing and control functions within electronic systems.

The company offers a broad portfolio of semiconductors, including power-management devices, amplifiers, data converters, microcontrollers, processors, and connectivity products.