Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Reaches New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $228.83 and last traded at $225.21, with a volume of 15182005 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $225.01.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on TXN. Benchmark increased their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Barclays set a $175.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane set a $190.00 price target on Texas Instruments and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $212.92.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 4.35, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $185.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $182.36. The stock has a market cap of $204.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $4.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.44 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th will be given a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 104.41%.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 9,990 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.33, for a total transaction of $1,621,676.70. Following the sale, the director owned 14,937 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,424,723.21. This trade represents a 40.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total transaction of $164,310.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 20,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,421,098.51. This represents a 4.58% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 96,445,978 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $17,720,020,000 after buying an additional 998,658 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 43,555,112 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,002,381,000 after buying an additional 230,098 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.3% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 22,224,770 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,595,478,000 after purchasing an additional 279,755 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 16.8% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at $2,836,310,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% 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.