Metropolis Capital Ltd Sells 912,521 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Metropolis Capital Ltd lessened its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 43.9% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,168,177 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 912,521 shares during the quarter. Texas Instruments accounts for 7.7% of Metropolis Capital Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Metropolis Capital Ltd’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $226,790,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Cornerstone Financial Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 8.5%

Shares of Texas Instruments stock opened at $285.42 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $292.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $230.92. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $152.73 and a fifty-two week high of $334.03. The firm has a market cap of $259.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 4.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.23 earnings per share. Texas Instruments’s revenue was up 18.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 5th were paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 97.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.13, for a total transaction of $1,545,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 42,519 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,143,898.47. This trade represents a 10.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total transaction of $5,606,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 204,339 shares in the company, valued at approximately $57,280,308.48. This trade represents a 8.92% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 303,475 shares of company stock valued at $85,666,638. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TXN has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. KeyCorp raised shares of Texas Instruments from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $273.04.

Texas Instruments 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.