Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Sold by Fundsmith Investment Services LTD.

Fundsmith Investment Services LTD. trimmed its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 11.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 872,579 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 113,282 shares during the period. Texas Instruments accounts for about 2.8% of Fundsmith Investment Services LTD.’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Fundsmith Investment Services LTD.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $151,384,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of TXN opened at $305.71 on Wednesday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $152.73 and a 1-year high of $331.51. The stock has a market cap of $278.22 billion, a PE ratio of 52.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.32. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $276.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $223.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 4.46 and a quick ratio of 2.94.

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

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total transaction of $5,606,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 204,339 shares in the company, valued at $57,280,308.48. This trade represents a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, 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 transaction, the vice president directly owned 42,519 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,143,898.47. The trade was a 10.52% 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. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Benchmark increased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $340.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Friday, May 15th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $315.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $269.61.

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.