Texas Instruments (TXN) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) in the last few weeks:

• 1/24/2025 – Texas Instruments had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $200.00 to $190.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Texas Instruments had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $200.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Texas Instruments had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $199.00 to $195.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Texas Instruments had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $200.00 to $180.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Texas Instruments had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Benchmark Co.. They now have a $230.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – Texas Instruments had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $250.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/13/2025 – Texas Instruments had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $215.00 to $208.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TXN traded down $0.70 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $178.55. The company had a trading volume of 2,791,407 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,441,854. The company has a current ratio of 4.12, a quick ratio of 2.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $162.88 billion, a PE ratio of 34.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.97. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $155.46 and a twelve month high of $220.38. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $188.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $197.75.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.10. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.68% and a return on equity of 28.08%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.49 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st were issued a $1.36 dividend. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.05%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 31st. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 104.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 590 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.71, for a total value of $106,618.90. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 11,717 shares in the company, valued at $2,117,379.07. This trade represents a 4.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Ronald Kirk sold 10,539 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.33, for a total transaction of $2,142,894.87. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 14,323 shares in the company, valued at $2,912,295.59. This trade represents a 42.39 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.5% during the third quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 1,443 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $298,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. KCM Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,574 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $738,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Lansing Street Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.7% during the third quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 1,127 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $233,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 4,985 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,030,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ABLE Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. ABLE Financial Group LLC now owns 1,818 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $376,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Texas Instruments Incorporated designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Analog and Embedded Processing segments. The Analog segment offers power products to manage power requirements across various voltage levels, including battery-management solutions, DC/DC switching regulators, AC/DC and isolated controllers and converters, power switches, linear regulators, voltage references, and lighting products.