E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB Reduces Stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB reduced its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 10.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 34,311 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 4,163 shares during the quarter. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $5,953,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of TXN. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.0% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 96,445,978 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $17,720,020,000 after purchasing an additional 998,658 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in Texas Instruments by 0.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 43,555,112 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,002,381,000 after buying an additional 230,098 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Texas Instruments by 16.8% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 16,435,001 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,019,603,000 after buying an additional 2,366,695 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at $2,836,310,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 11,557,813 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,123,517,000 after buying an additional 305,022 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on TXN. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Texas Instruments from $156.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Bank of America raised shares of Texas Instruments from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $185.00 to $235.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Raymond James Financial set a $240.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $214.77.

Texas Instruments Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $189.02 on Tuesday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $231.32. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $206.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.75. The company has a quick ratio of 2.83, a current ratio of 4.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The company has a market cap of $172.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $4.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th were paid a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 104.41%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Hagop H. Kozanian sold 6,843 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.95, for a total value of $1,546,175.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 75,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,042,278.75. This trade represents a 8.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 7,096 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.78, for a total transaction of $1,637,614.88. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 85,454 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,721,074.12. This trade represents a 7.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

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.