Van ECK Associates Corp Raises Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 1.5% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 12,149,167 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 177,511 shares during the period. Texas Instruments makes up approximately 2.3% of Van ECK Associates Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Van ECK Associates Corp’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $3,621,302,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Quattro Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Portus Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TXN has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $280.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Finally, KeyCorp upped their target price on Texas Instruments from $390.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $312.12.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $258.64 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.86, a quick ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $285.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $260.06. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $152.73 and a 1-year high of $334.03. The firm has a market cap of $236.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.33.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.23. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 35.77% and a net margin of 31.11%.The firm had revenue of $5.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.26 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.41 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 31st were issued a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 31st. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is 86.45%.

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.